A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to ...

The Velvet Sundown, via Instagram . The Velvet Sundown burst onto the music scene in early June and in the space of just a ...

First, a new AI-generated psych rock "band" called the Velvet Sundown became popular, as of this writing earning close to 900 ...

The plot has thickened tremendously. Yesterday Rolling Stone ran an interview with Andrew Frelon, a guy who claimed to be a ...

A Velvet Sundown X account that’s linked to from the band’s Spotify page messaged Rolling Stone early Thursday morning asking for a correction and reiterating their disavowal of Frelon. “We understand ...

A 'spokesperson' for The Velvet Sundown that gave a statement to Rolling Stone earlier this week has now revealed that he's ...

To no one's surprise, the fakery has now been confirmed. Band members Gabe Farrow, Lennie West, Milo Rains and Orion "Rio" ...

A "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI — and still somehow accumulating over half a ...

The Velvet Sundown, an indie psych rock band with a verified profile on Spotify, has been accused of releasing music ...

The Velvet Sundown have denied links to Andrew Frelon, who has admitted to faking his role as the AI 'band’s' spokesperson.

The AI band The Velvet Sundown, who currently have over 900,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, have officially admitted - in a ...

The AI 'band' Velvet Sundown's Spotify page also denies "spokesperson" Andrew Frelon's affiliation with the group ...