Not bad for a band that didn't exist before June, and actually, doesn't really exist at all. Spotify has now changed the band ...

The Velvet Sundown admitted they’re not a real band. The AI-generated group is just one example fueling debate over the ...

Kneecap, Bob Vylan and The Velvet Sundown's streams went up after they became the subject of controversy, proving notoriety ...

The album ranges from a full-on Sly Stone homage on the Andra Day duet “Lean on My Love” to the title track’s mutated Chess Records R&B to the entirely unexpected rockabilly romp of “Pinnacle,” with ...

Streaming platforms struggle with AI-generated content verification, but the Velvet Sundown controversy exposes how easily fake bands can game the system. This “indie rock band” accumulated over half ...

The world is set to see how AI can work beyond the norm” …I would rather lie a million times about what I have in the flesh.

Move over The Velvet Sundown, there’s a new virtual band in…cyberspace. Collective Media Network, a division of Indian talent ...

This week's question: Velvet Sundown, an AI-generated band that plays generic '70s country rock, is now racking more than 1 million listeners a month on Spotify. If the group were to release a rock ...

Virginia Woolf.

Chart-Topping Rock Band With Over One Million Listeners Is Revealed to be Totally AI-Generated originally appeared on Parade. AI tools have, for better or for worse, become an almost normalized part ...

The Velvet Sundown quickly racked up Spotify listeners and playlists inclusions, but the band isn't what it seems.

"Not quite human. Not quite machine. The Velvet Sundown lives somewhere in between," the band's creator wrote in their ...