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Velvet Sundown and the AI challenge of verifying "authenticity"
The viral Spotify "band" turned out to be an AI-generated art project, raising new questions for marketers about trust, ...
Rock Band with More Than 1 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners Reveals Itself as AI Project, Including Its Musicians
Popular rock band The Velvet Sundown, which has amassed more than 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, has been revealed to be an AI project ...
Daily Voice on MSN1h
AI-Created Band Steals Oldies Sound, Gains Millions Of Streams: 'Not Quite Human'
Its name is even similar to The Velvet Underground, the legendary experimental rock band once led by guitarist Lou Reed.There's just one problem: The Velvet Sundown isn't real.In a recent update to ...
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India has a new AI band called Trilok – and its independent musicians aren’t pleased
Move over The Velvet Sundown, there’s a new virtual band in…cyberspace. Collective Media Network, a division of Indian talent ...
Digital Music News on MSN1d
Will The Velvet Sundown Soon Face a Streaming Crackdown? DSP Hiccups Raise Questions As Spotify Monthly Listeners Top 1.18 Million
Millions of streams – and an avalanche of publicity – later, is “synthetic music project” The Velvet Sundown facing a ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN1d
AI hoax or art? The Velvet Sundown exposes music industry’s digital dilemma
The AI-generated band, The Velvet Sundown, hosted on Spotify, has sparked controversy over authenticity in music. Critics demand platform transparency and filters for AI-generated content ...