A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to ...

The AI 'band' Velvet Sundown's Spotify page also denies "spokesperson" Andrew Frelon's affiliation with the group ...

A Velvet Sundown X account that’s linked to from the band’s Spotify page messaged Rolling Stone early Thursday morning asking for a correction and reiterating their disavowal of Frelon. “We understand ...

A 'spokesperson' for The Velvet Sundown that gave a statement to Rolling Stone earlier this week has now revealed that he's ...

The plot has thickened tremendously. Yesterday Rolling Stone ran an interview with Andrew Frelon, a guy who claimed to be a ...

First, a new AI-generated psych rock "band" called the Velvet Sundown became popular, as of this writing earning close to 900 ...

A "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI — and still somehow accumulating over half a ...

"It's marketing; it's trolling," pseudonymous “adjunct” Velvet Sundown member Andrew Frelon admitted in a new interview.

To no one's surprise, the fakery has now been confirmed. Band members Gabe Farrow, Lennie West, Milo Rains and Orion "Rio" ...

The Velvet Sundown, a band that has garnered over 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and faces AI allegations, has been ...

The Velvet Sundown, an indie psych rock band with a verified profile on Spotify, has been accused of releasing music ...