A mysterious band called "The Velvet Sundown" has exploded onto streaming platforms like Spotify, but are they even real?

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Of course, it may just be an art prank,” we wrote about AI band The Velvet Sundown earlier this week. A new interview suggests it is.

A mysterious band called “The Velvet Sundown” has exploded onto streaming platforms likeSpotify, racking up nearly a million streams in just a few weeks with a 60s rock-inspired ...

A mysterious band called “The Velvet Sundown” has exploded onto streaming platforms like Spotify, racking up nearly a million ...

But Spotify actually has no rules against AI music. Former Spotify data analyst Glenn McDonald has said that “fake listeners ...

"The Velvet Sundown" has more than 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, but their entire album is being accused of being AI ...

A spokesperson for The Velvet Sundown has admitted the 'band' is a deliberate “art hoax" using generative-AI platform Suno.

To no one's surprise, the fakery has now been confirmed. Band members Gabe Farrow, Lennie West, Milo Rains and Orion "Rio" ...