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

The Velvet Sundown, via Instagram . The Velvet Sundown burst onto the music scene in early June and in the space of just a ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

An AI band called The Velvet Sundown reached 500,000 listeners on Spotify in weeks, but few people realized it was AI slop.

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