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The Velvet Sundown Cracks One Million Spotify Monthly Listeners Amid Publicity Storm — How High Will the ‘Synthetic Music Project’ Climb?
A blitz of media coverage has now propelled The Velvet Sundown past one million Spotify monthly listeners. Meanwhile, an ...
Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast
In fact, The Velvet Sundown is one of a number of recent ‘bands’ that have exposed a massive loophole in the big music ...
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An indie band is blowing up on Spotify, but people think it's AI - NBC News
The Velvet Sundown, an indie psych rock band, has amassed more than 850,000 listeners on Spotify in a matter of weeks — but nobody is exactly sure if it’s real.
Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore
As I drove amid the cornfields on I-90, the Velvet Sundown did just that. The band’s tracks were not satisfying in any way, ...
Spotify’s algorithms help alleged AI band go viral, raising questions about music’s future
The Velvet Sundown, a supposed indie band, has shot up Spotify charts with AI-generated music and images, blurring the line ...
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Suspected AI band gaining traction on Spotify
FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green gives the latest on an AI band named "The Velvet Sundown" who are raising eyebrows across the music ...