Kneecap, Bob Vylan and The Velvet Sundown's streams went up after they became the subject of controversy, proving notoriety can be good for business.

Streaming platforms struggle with AI-generated content verification, but the Velvet Sundown controversy exposes how easily fake bands can game the system. This “indie rock band” accumulated over half ...

Last week, Raleigh-based Jack The Radio were caught off-guard by an email they received, saying that their latest album ...

The world is set to see how AI can work beyond the norm” …I would rather lie a million times about what I have in the flesh.

This week's question: Velvet Sundown, an AI-generated band that plays generic '70s country rock, is now racking more than 1 million listeners a month on Spotify. If the group were to release a rock ...

Chart-Topping Rock Band With Over One Million Listeners Is Revealed to be Totally AI-Generated originally appeared on Parade. AI tools have, for better or for worse, become an almost normalized part ...

The Velvet Sundown quickly racked up Spotify listeners and playlists inclusions, but the band isn't what it seems.

Millions of streams – and an avalanche of publicity – later, is “synthetic music project” The Velvet Sundown facing a ...

"Not quite human. Not quite machine. The Velvet Sundown lives somewhere in between," the band's creator wrote in their ...

The description on the Instagram page reads: "Saving Modern Rock," and is filled with AI generated images, including ...

In a matter of weeks, alternative band The Velvet Sundown quite literally went from zero to hero, appearing out of nowhere ...

This isn’t a trick – it’s a mirror. An ongoing artistic provocation designed to challenge the boundaries of authorship, ...