An explainer on how AI is changing music—from creation tools to virtual bands—and how it differs from traditional music ...

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

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 ...

Music generation techniques have made tremendous progress in recent years. Through deep learning neural network frameworks, algorithms can generate music that rivals humans. However, current music ...

AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown fooled 500k Spotify listeners with fake personas, exposing streaming platform's ...

Katherine Paterson, Rosy L and the Deadly Beloved each had music removed from Spotify after being added to AI playlists.