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An AI-generated rock band topped 500,000 listeners on Spotify
AI can also make audio, which requires synthesizing speech, background audio, and music for AI video services like Veo 3, or ...
Acclaimed Indie Rock Band Exits Spotify With Bold Political Statement
Deerhoof made the move following the news that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has become chairman of an AI battle tech firm.
Indie Veterans Deerhoof Remove Catalog From Spotify Over Daniel Ek’s Investment in AI Company Creating Military Tech
Indie band Deerhoof will remove their catalog from Spotify to protest CEO Daniel Ek's leading a $700 million round in an AI ...
San Francisco-born band with over 100,000 monthly listeners leaves Spotify
In an extended statement Monday, the band announced that it will be leaving its 114,259 monthly listeners behind by removing ...
Accused of being AI after racking up well over 400,000 monthly Spotify listens, The Velvet Sundown claims they are 'a real band' and 'never use AI'
Update July 1, 2025: An account on X has emerged claiming to represent The Velvet Sundown. This account asserts that the band ...
Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories
Instagram announced Monday it's finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs they've shared from ...
Music Business Worldwide1d
The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think
Aventhis, who doesn’t exist, has over a million monthly Spotify listeners. Everything appears to be in order – but it’s not.
AI-generated band “The Velvet Sundown” hits 500K Spotify listens in one month, and music fans are furious
Not enough music people are actually paying attention to this Velvet Sundown situation. The future of streaming services is ...
The Next Web1d
A viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you
The track’s success has intensified the ongoing debate on whether or not music streaming sites should label AI-generated ...