Rock band with more than 1 million Spotify listeners reveals it's entirely AI-generated — down to the musicians themselves
New York Postarrow_outwardA ’60s-flavored band blew up on Spotify. They’re AI.
The Washington Postarrow_outwardFake AI band scandal: The Velvet Sundown controversy explained
Euronewsarrow_outwardThree Albums. Six Weeks. Zero Humans? - KPQ
KPQarrow_outwardVelvet Sundown and the AI challenge of verifying "authenticity" - The Drum
The Drumarrow_outwardAI ‘Band' the Velvet Sundown Used Suno, Is an ‘Art Hoax,' Spokesperson Admits - MSN
MSNarrow_outwardViral Indie Rock Band With Over 1 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners Reveals Its Actually AI - American Songwriter
American Songwriterarrow_outwardWill Velvet Sundown Face a Spotify Release-Volume Crackdown? - Digital Music News
Digital Music Newsarrow_outwardChart-Topping Rock Band With Over One Million Listeners Is Revealed to be Totally AI-Generated - parade.com
Parade.comarrow_outwardDisturbing truth behind new rock band with more than 1,000,000 Spotify listeners after releasing two albums in one month - UNILAD
UNILADarrow_outwardRock Band with More Than 1 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners Reveals Itself as AI Project, Including Its Musicians - People.com
People.comarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown’s sub-Neil Young AI slop should have fooled nobody - The Telegraph
The Telegrapharrow_outwardRock band that topped Spotify charts reveal dark truth behind their rapid rise to fame - LADbible
LADbiblearrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI - AOL.com
AOL.comarrow_outwardThe Face Behind the Sound — Velvet Sundown Reveals They're All AI - Hunters Bay Radio
Hunters Bay Radioarrow_outwardDon’t Lose Hope: Lessons From the Velvet Sundown AI Debacle - Attack Magazine
Attack Magazinearrow_outwardBill Burr slams AI band The Velvet Sundown: “These f**king nerds are taking over” - MusicTech
MusicTecharrow_outwardWho are The Velvet Sundown? What we know about AI band - Newsweek
Newsweekarrow_outwardThe AI band that's fooled millions: Controversy over fake indie group Velvet Sundown goes into overdrive - so why IS Spotify peddling their 'music'? - Daily Mail
Daily Mailarrow_outwardVelvet Sundown admits it does not exist - Fudzilla.com
Fudzilla.comarrow_outward'We're AI', popular indie rock band Velvet Sundown admit - The Straits Times
The Straits Timesarrow_outwardAI ‘band’ The Velvet Sundown draws criticism from listeners, real musicians - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.netarrow_outwardNew Viral Indie Rock Sensation Reveals They're 100% AI - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlertarrow_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_outwardFake AI band scandal: The Velvet Sundown controversy explained - Euronews.com
Euronews.comarrow_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_outward'Not quite human': Popular band confirmed to have been AI, stunning fans - The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Postarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown’s AI saga is 2025’s weirdest music story - The Fader
The Faderarrow_outwardThe Lefsetz Letter: Velvet Sundown - CelebrityAccess
CelebrityAccessarrow_outwardAfter Spokesperson Finally Admits Its Members Don't Exist, 'The Velvet Sundown', An AI-Generated Band, Has Surpassed 1 Million Monthly Listeners On Spotify - Barstool Sports
Barstool Sportsarrow_outwardLet’s get to the bottom of this Velvet Sundown fake band controversy - A Journal of Musical ThIngs
A Journal of Musical ThIngsarrow_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
Mashablearrow_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_outwardThe Velvet Sundown Admit to Being an AI-Generated Band - Exclaim! Magazine
Exclaim! Magazinearrow_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 - The Independent
The Independentarrow_outward"Spokesperson" for viral AI band The Velvet Sundown admits he was "hoaxing the media” - NME
NMEarrow_outwardNobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore - The Atlantic
The Atlanticarrow_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: Viral band spawns AI claims and hoaxes - BBC
BBCarrow_outwardAn indie band is blowing up on Spotify, but people think it's AI - NBC News
NBC Newsarrow_outwardSpotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy - TechRadar
TechRadararrow_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_outward‘Spokesperson’ for AI ‘Band’ Velvet Sundown Now Says He Is an Imposter - Rolling Stone
Rolling Stonearrow_outward'The Velvet Sundown' and AI Music: What People Are Getting Wrong This Week - Lifehacker
Lifehackerarrow_outwardThe Velvet Sundown Slam “Baseless” AI Claims As Fans, Platforms Clash Over Band’s Origins - Blunt Magazine
Blunt Magazinearrow_outward"Indie Rock Band" That's Clearly Using AI Claims That "We Never Use AI" - Futurism
Futurismarrow_outwardAI-generated band Velvet Sundown are a Spotify hit, but is the music any good? - thenationalnews.com
Thenationalnews.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_outwardMeet Velvet Sundown, Spotify’s hottest new band. But are they real? - The Times
The Timesarrow_outwardIs it AI? New rock band grows in popularity to 500K listeners, appears to respond - Syracuse.com
Syracuse.comarrow_outwardSuspected AI band Velvet Sundown hits 550K Spotify listeners in weeks - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chroniclearrow_outwardAI-Generated Band Already Boast Over 500,000 Monthly Spotify Listeners - Consequence of Sound
Consequence of Soundarrow_outwardSpotify AI band controversy — who is The Velvet Sundown and are they real? - Tom's Guide
Tom's Guidearrow_outwardThere's a band with more than half a million monthly listeners on Spotify and they probably don't exist - Louder
Louderarrow_outwardA viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you - The Next Web
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