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Fred Garratt-Stanley

"This is humans versus machines, and today, the humans are rising": The tribute group formed to rival AI band Velvet Sundown

Ai band.

In response to the rise of the controversial AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown, TV writer/producer Simon Blach has formed a rival tribute band made up of real musicians, named The Bootleg Velvet Sundown.

The Velvet Sundown generated headlines last year after accumulating hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify, with songs that an unofficial spokesperson for the band claimed had been created via the AI music generation platform Suno.

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