"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist (Velvet Sundown) is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams

Music Radar ^ | June 27, 2025 | Matt Mullen

[sauropod]

Ok, that was funny.

[John Milner]

They are lined up in exactly the same order in all 3 pictures. That’s about a 3% chance of happening in real life.

[lee martell]

Central Casting or “Binders Full of 35 y/o Men”, to use Mitt Romney’s old phrase.

[SunkenCiv]

missed your earlier post. [blush]

[SunkenCiv]

PROOF The Velvet Sundown Is 100% REAL! AI SCAM? Nope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yFnNtHu-H8

https://x.com/Velvet_Sundown

[SunkenCiv]

Could be the whole “this is an AI band” was dreamed up to promote interest in the band. Those old enough remember how the band Klaatu was claimed to be a surreptitious reunion of the Beatles.

[BobL]

Did Slim Whitman file a complaint?

[Ezekiel]

The more ya look, the weirder it gets.

What’s with the life preservers? Getting ahead of BTTF?

All sorts of oddities in that one.

[DoodleBob]

Well…since I posed it, I can assure you, no.

It popped up on my LinkedIn feed today. It looks like someone figured out this band’s fakery a few days ago. Now EVERYONE is writing about it.

Including us.

They look as real as a Kamala Harris rally.

[chud]

"Those MFers are NOT REAL!!!" (some woman on a plane, probably)

[FreedomPoster]

ping

[dznutz]

https://youtu.be/23aaZKE6Cbk?si=e7X3j-08gfY5XKdU

Someone asked AI to make a country song and this is what it came up with.

[Fiji Hill]

They aren't the first band that didn't exist. These tunes were recorded by studio musicians, but when they became hits, they had to find musicians to form bands so they could be performed live.

Leader of the Laundromat--The Detergents (1964)

My World Fell Down--Sagittarius (1967)

Make Believe--Wind (1969)

Candida--Dawn (1970)

[fso301]

interesting

[DoodleBob]

The Monkees sort of fit that bill, too.

[Dr. Sivana]

These tunes were recorded by studio musicians, but when they became hits, they had to find musicians to form bands so they could be performed live.

Don't Forget "Na, Na, Hey, Hey" (Kiss Him Goodbye) -- Steam

[Right_Wing_Madman]

“Why does that bother you?” will be the reply.

Rick Beato is having fits on his channel about AI-generated music and he thinks the technology should be outlawed. He knows they'll be less demand for human songwriters and music producers. We don't need elevator operators too, Rick.

[Drew68]

Totally AI but I'll be damned if this isn't a banger!

King Willonius - Hawk Tuah (Spit On That Thang)

[linMcHlp]

Truth vs AI

[MotorCityBuck]

Too funny.
I’ll check out Beato Videos later.👍