AI-Generated Band The Velvet Sundown Sparks Outrage – Is Music Doomed? SCAM BAND Spotify SCAM? Apple

AI-Generated Band The Velvet Sundown Sparks Outrage – Is Music Doomed? -

*The Velvet Sundown* appears to be a *completely AI‑constructed* psych‑rock band project that’s suddenly gone viral on streaming platforms—and the buzz is quite real. Here's what’s known:

* *AI‑Generated Music*: Emerging reports suggest both the band’s music and its imagery are created using artificial intelligence. The members—*Gabe Farrow* , *Lennie West*, *Milo Rains* , and *Orion “Rio” Del Mar* don’t exist, and Spotify’s bio reads like a polished AI script

* *Massive Reach* : They’ve garnered over *325,000 monthly Spotify listeners* , despite having fewer than 1,600 followers—an uncanny ratio tied to massive placement in mood or era-themed playlists
* *No Real-World Footprint*: There's zero evidence of actual band members—no social media, no interview, no history—only an AI-generated aesthetic, including deep‑booth photos.

Why it matters

* *Playlists & Algorithm Tactics*
Their tracks are embedded in heavily followed curated playlists (e.g. “Vietnam War Music,” “The OC Soundtrack”), which feed Spotify’s recommendation engine. As a result, they unexpectedly surface in Discover Weekly for many users.

* *The AI-Music Dilemma*
This marks one of the first mainstream experiments where AI-generated music is achieving scale—raising ethical questions about royalty streaming and listener deception.

There’s concern that AI will dilute artistic authenticity and flood platforms with synthetic “bands.”

Final Thoughts

The Velvet Sundown isn’t a band in the traditional sense—it’s a crafted AI experiment leveraging clever playlist tactics to appear legitimate. Listeners find it sonically pleasant, but skeptics question its authenticity and what it might mean for genuine musicians.

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