Did a fake band with AI-generated music and lyrics dupe Spotify listeners? Three albums in a month... is it all a hoax?

In fact, The Velvet Sundown is one of a number of recent ‘bands’ that have exposed a massive loophole in the big music ...

A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to ...

The Velvet Sundown has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify - without anyone even being sure if it's real.

The streaming service is currently facing boycotts from a handful of fans and artists after a venture capital firm founded by ...

Suno was one of two AI companies sued last year by major record labels — including Universal Music Group, Sony Music ...

Original story follows: Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs by the hot new band The ...

Recently, a craze started around a band on Spotify called The Velvet Sundown. But not the kind of craze where listeners rave ...

The AI 'band' Velvet Sundown's Spotify page also denies "spokesperson" Andrew Frelon's affiliation with the group ...

Aventhis, who doesn’t exist, has over a million monthly Spotify listeners. Everything appears to be in order – but it’s not.

A “spokesperson” for the viral AI band The Velvet Sundown has admitted that he was running a hoax aimed at “the media”.

Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT has consistently focused on integrating AI to personalize its offerings. This approach has ...