How a Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a …
Jul 6, 2025 · The Velvet Sundown uses this image as its profile photo on Spotify and social media. The band's music, which is made with artificial intelligence tools, has become the centre of an …
AI 'Band' the Velvet Sundown Officially Admits They're AI
Jul 5, 2025 · The AI band The Velvet Sundown, who currently have over 900,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, have officially admitted — in a new revision to their Spotify bio — what …
Spotify AI band controversy — who is The Velvet Sundown and …
Jun 30, 2025 · Despite having over 400,000 monthly listeners at the time of writing, there are a bunch of different hallmarks that could well point out that "The Velvet Sundown" are AI …
Who are The Velvet Sundown? What we know about AI band
3 days ago · The Velvet Sundown on X: "All characters, stories, music, voices and lyrics are original creations generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools employed as …
New Viral Indie Rock Sensation Reveals They're 100% AI
3 days ago · An indie rock band with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify has owned up to being an AI-generated music project following days of speculation about whether the …
The Velvet Sundown: Viral band spawns AI claims and hoaxes
Jul 3, 2025 · With lyrics such as "eyes like film in faded light, dreams walk barefoot into the night" and "ash and velvet, smoke and flame, calling out in freedom's name", it could all feasibly be …
Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI ...
Jun 30, 2025 · A new band called The Velvet Sundown debuted on Spotify this month and has already amassed more than half a million listeners. But by all appearances, The Velvet …
The Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI
Jul 4, 2025 · The Velvet Sundown, an indie psych rock band with a verified profile on Spotify, has been accused of releasing music generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
The Velvet Sundown, AI "Band," Finally Admit To Using Suno
Jul 2, 2025 · Now, a spokesperson for the Velvet Sundown has confirmed to Rolling Stone that they are, in fact, not real. The statement comes from pseudonymous “adjunct” Velvet …
The Velvet Sundown explained: What’s behind the Spotify-verified AI …
4 days ago · Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial intelligence. How has this empty 'provocation' highlighted …