Spotify, the world's market leader in audio streaming, is facing renewed criticism from artists and listeners. This time, the ...

Spotify has been hit with another AI controversy after publishing computer-generated songs under the names of dead musicians.

Spotify, a global audio streaming and media service provider, has sparked a major controversy for allegedly publishing ...

The rock band's decision comes after Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's investment firm raised nearly $700 million for the military ...

After being flagged by fans and Foley's label, Lost Art Records, and reported on by 404 Media, the track was removed. Another ...

Entertainment Streaming Music Streaming Spotify AI band controversy — who is The Velvet Sundown and are they real? News By Tammy Rogers published 30 June 2025 ...

Despite having over 400,000 monthly listeners at the time of writing, there are a bunch of different hallmarks that could well point out that "The Velvet Sundown" are AI-generated. So what on ...

An AI band called The Velvet Sundown reached 500,000 listeners on Spotify in weeks, but few people realized it was AI slop.

Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band A supposed band called The Velvet Sundown has released two albums of AI slop this month.

Deerhoof said they are leaving Spotify after its CEO invested nearly $700 million in Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software.

Indie band Deerhoof will remove their catalog from Spotify to protest CEO Daniel Ek's leading a $700 million round in an AI company creating weapons.

Frelon said he created The Velvet Sundown tracks using the generative-AI tool Suno before posting them on Spotify, where the band now has more than a million monthly listeners. Case settled, then.