Suspected AI band Velvet Sundown hits 550K Spotify listeners in weeks

In a little less than a month, a band calling itself the Velvet Sundown has amassed more than 550,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Deezer, a music streaming service that flags content it suspects is AI-generated, notes on the Velvet Sundown’s profile on its site that “some tracks on this album may have been created using artificial intelligence.”

Australian musician Nick Cave has warned of AI’s “humiliating effect” on artists, while others like Elton John, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Paul McCartney and Kate Bush have urged legislators to update copyright laws in response to the growing threat posed by AI.