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Netease Cloud Music & Warner Music Stocks on Hot Streaks, Though Trade War Leads to Overall Decline
Warner Music and Netease Cloud Music's stocks were up amid an overall decline for the Billboard Global Music Index, as Trump's trade war heated up.
The new band that wasn't: AI created Velvet Sundown
Not bad for a band that didn't exist before June, and actually, doesn't really exist at all. Spotify has now changed the band ...
For The Velvet Sundown, Kneecap and Bob Vylan, Controversy Has Been Good for Business
Kneecap, Bob Vylan and The Velvet Sundown's streams went up after they became the subject of controversy, proving notoriety ...
Music Minds on MSN12h
The Velvet Sundown Exposed: How AI Bands Are Gaming Spotify’s System
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 ...
Manila Standard15hOpinion
If AI were to fool anyone
The world is set to see how AI can work beyond the norm” …I would rather lie a million times about what I have in the flesh.
Daily Voice on MSN17h
AI-Created Band Steals Oldies Sound, Gains Millions Of Streams: 'Not Quite Human'
It's a case like Milli Vanilli's lip-syncing scandal of the 90s made for the artificial intelligence era. The Velvet Sundown ...
2oceansvibe18hOpinion
Three Albums In Six Weeks And A Million Monthly Listeners On Spotify – Is The Velvet Sundown The Soundtrack Of The Future?
The Velvet Sundown currently has over a million monthly listeners on Spotify, with their top track “Dust on the Wind ” having ...