A ’60s-flavored band blew up on Spotify. They’re AI.
The Washington Postarrow_outward‘Spokesperson’ for AI ‘Band’ Velvet Sundown Now Says He Is an Imposter
Rolling Stonearrow_outwardThis Band With a Million Monthly Spotify Listeners Now Confirms It's Using AI
PCMagarrow_outwardUniversal Music Downplays Velvet Sundown Streaming Rise - Digital Music News
Digital Music Newsarrow_outward‘We’re AI,’ popular indie rock band admits - BNN Bloomberg
BNN Bloombergarrow_outwardHit Indie band Velvet Sundown, with over 1 million Spotify fans, admits: 'We’re AI' - Moneycontrol
Moneycontrolarrow_outwardUMG's Michael Nash on The Velvet Sundown, ethical AI and artist tools at the AI For Good summit - MusicWeek
MusicWeekarrow_outwardHow The Velvet Sundown, an AI-Created Band, Conquered Spotify - TechEBlog -
TechEBlog -arrow_outwardAI Bands Are Here. But Do We Need Them? - Rolling Stone India
Rolling Stone Indiaarrow_outwardAI Band Shocks the World : The Velvet Sundown’s Viral Rise - Geeky Gadgets
Geeky Gadgetsarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown hit 1.1m Spotify listeners – with an honest bio - Music Ally
Music Allyarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: viral band that doesn't actually exist - The Week
The Weekarrow_outwardMeet Velvet Sundown - the band that doesn’t really exist - BBC
BBCarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown’s AI saga is 2025’s weirdest music story - The Fader
The Faderarrow_outwardThe Lefsetz Letter: Velvet Sundown - CelebrityAccess
CelebrityAccessarrow_outwardLet’s get to the bottom of this Velvet Sundown fake band controversy - A Journal of Musical ThIngs
A Journal of Musical ThIngsarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown changes Spotify bio, gives AI update - Mashable
Mashablearrow_outwardSpotify’s Viral Band The Velvet Sundown Is Completely AI—And We Knew It All Along - MakeUseOf
MakeUseOfarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown changes Spotify bio, gives AI update - Mashable SEA
Mashable SEAarrow_outwardAI Controversy Hits Indie Band The Velvet Sundown - WebProNews
WebProNewsarrow_outwardHow a Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a 'band' to streaming success - CBC
CBCarrow_outwardBrett Abrahamsen | In Defense of The Velvet Sundown - Tinnitist
Tinnitistarrow_outwardAI-Generated Rock Band The Velvet Sundown Already Have Over 500,000 Monthly Spotify Listeners - EnidLIVE!
EnidLIVE!arrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown Confirm Their Music Is AI-Generated - Stereogum
Stereogumarrow_outwardAI 'Band' the Velvet Sundown Officially Confirm They're AI -- and a 'Provocation' - AllSides
AllSidesarrow_outwardSpokesperson For The Velvet Sundown Reveals He’s A Fake Spokesperson - mxdwn Music
Mxdwn Musicarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI - MSN
MSNarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI - AOL.com
AOL.comarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI - The Independent
The Independentarrow_outwardSpokesperson Claiming to Represent AI Band the Velvet Sundown Reveals Himself as Hoaxster - Exclaim!
Exclaim!arrow_outward"Spokesperson" for viral AI band The Velvet Sundown admits he was "hoaxing the media” - NME
NMEarrow_outwardMysterious band The Velvet Sundown soars in popularity, fuelling AI music debate - CTV News
CTV Newsarrow_outward"This is exactly what artists have been worried about – it's theft dressed up as competition": Who is behind The Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated band that blew up the internet? - MusicRadar
MusicRadararrow_outwardWho is behind The Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated band that blew up the internet? - Yahoo
Yahooarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown, the band created by AI that keeps growing: why non-existent musicians have gone viral - mundoamerica.com
Mundoamerica.comarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown "Spokesman" Admits He Is Not Affiliated With the AI Band - Our Culture Mag
Our Culture Magarrow_outwardWhat the Tech: AI impacts on music - WRDW
WRDWarrow_outwardAI Band, Fake Spokesman, Real Chaos: The Velvet Sundown Debacle - - Happy Mag
Happy Magarrow_outwardWhat the Tech? Is Velvet Sundown a real band, or AI? - WFMZ.com
WFMZ.comarrow_outwardSpotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy - TechRadar
TechRadararrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown’s shaggy retro-rock has attracted 750,000 listeners — but is it all an AI hoax? - Financial Times
Financial Timesarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: Unveiling AI’s Center Stage Act - KDnuggets
KDnuggetsarrow_outwardIs the Velvet Sundown an AI band? Many seem to think so - KUSA.com
KUSA.comarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown, an AI-generated band or clever streaming experiment? - RouteNote
RouteNotearrow_outwardIs the Velvet Sundown an AI band? Many on the internet sure think so - Fast Company
Fast Companyarrow_outwardAI Music Hoax Exposed: The Velvet Sundown Admits to Artificial Creation After Spotify Blow-Up - AAA BACKSTAGE
AAA BACKSTAGEarrow_outwardWhat the Tech: AI music ‘The Velvet Sundown’ - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TVarrow_outwardSpokesman for Viral AI Band The Velvet Sundown Admits to ‘Art Hoax,’ ‘Trolling’ in First Interview (Updated) - Billboard
Billboardarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown is an AI band after all, with its music created on Suno, confesses a spokesperson - MusicTech
MusicTecharrow_outward'The Velvet Sundown' and AI Music: What People Are Getting Wrong This Week - Lifehacker
Lifehackerarrow_outwardAI-generated band Velvet Sundown are a Spotify hit, but is the music any good? - thenationalnews.com
Thenationalnews.comarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown Slam “Baseless” AI Claims As Fans, Platforms Clash Over Band’s Origins - Blunt Magazine
Blunt Magazinearrow_outwardMeet Velvet Sundown, Spotify’s hottest new band. But are they real? - The Times
The Timesarrow_outward"Indie Rock Band" That's Clearly Using AI Claims That "We Never Use AI" - Futurism
Futurismarrow_outwardAI Band Velvet Sundown May Make Real Musicians Want to Quit - Hypebot
Hypebotarrow_outwardIs it AI? New rock band grows in popularity to 500K listeners, appears to respond - Syracuse.com
Syracuse.comarrow_outwardAccused of being AI after racking up well over 400,000 monthly Spotify listens, The Velvet Sundown claims they are 'a real band' and 'never use AI' - PC Gamer
PC Gamerarrow_outwardThere's a band with more than half a million monthly listeners on Spotify and they probably don't exist - Louder
Louderarrow_outwardSuspected AI band, The Velvet Sundown, has breakout month on Spotify - KRON4
KRON4arrow_outwardSpotify AI band controversy — who is The Velvet Sundown and are they real? - Tom's Guide
Tom's Guidearrow_outwardSuspected AI band Velvet Sundown hits 550K Spotify listeners in weeks - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chroniclearrow_outwardA viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you - The Next Web
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