Just two weeks ago, no one had heard of The Velvet Sundown; today the “group” boasts more than half a million monthly listeners on Spotify and two full albums. Music site Loudersound dug into the band a bit and found no live shows, no interview clips, and photos that bear all the signs of AI image tools like warped lighting, dream-like faces, and even spoofed Abbey Road poses. Searches show no sign of the four “band members” having existed before two weeks ago.
The songs themselves share thin drum tracks and shifting vocals that experts link to Suno, a music-generation app. The mystery act’s sudden playlist success has sparked claims that streaming services quietly pad catalogs with ghost artists to cut royalty payouts; Deezer already flags the band as likely AI. Whether the stunt is a prank or a bot-driven money play, it highlights how easy it now is to flood platforms with computer-made tunes and rack up big, but possibly hollow, numbers.
Source: Loudersound
