The Latest Breaking News from Velvet Sundown

Australia bans AI-generated music from its official charts

Australia's move comes as AI music floods streaming platforms, with a new study finding 38.5% of music released globally in July involved AI.

Euronews · Aug 25

Spotify's AI debacle is a mess of its own making

Turns out infinite content isn't necessarily a good thing.

Creative Bloq · Aug 15

Spotify to label AI-generated artist personas with new ‘AI Persona’ badges

Spotify's move comes as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms, with Deezer recently reporting that AI tracks accounted for more than half of all new daily uploads in June.

Euronews · Aug 12

Music marketplace Bandcamp bypasses AI disclosures and obtuse policies to announce a wholesale ban on AI slop

More of this, please.

PC Gamer · Jan 14

Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it?

Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists’ work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worried

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

What links Leonora Carrington, Steve McQueen and Leon Trotsky? The Saturday quiz

From State of Play and The Hack to Tilly Norwood and The Velvet Sundown, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2025

Hard Rock Cover Of 50 Cent’s ‘Many Men’ Goes Mega Viral Amid AI Music Boom

A creator turned 50 Cent’s classic rap hit into a hard rock sensation that’s taking the internet by storm.

Bored Panda · Oct 14, 2025

Why industry-standard labels for AI in music could change how we listen

Earlier this year, a band called The Velvet Sundown racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify with retro-pop tracks, generating a million monthly listeners on Spotify.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025

“It’s shocking, it’s disheartening, it’s insulting – most importantly – it’s a wake up call”: Rock band speak out as AI-generated ‘artist’ modelled on their music gets more Spotify listeners

Holding Absence singer Lucas Woodland urges fans to “oppose AI music” as a non-existent band overtake them on Spotify

Metal Hammer · Oct 2, 2025

Spotify removes 75m spam tracks in past year as AI increases ability to make fake music

Streamer to crack down on AI-generated spam by introducing filter to identify fraudulent uploads

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025