Spotify Listeners deepfake (Jun 2025)

A band named Velvet Sundown, suspected to be AI-generated, gained over 550,000 monthly listeners on Spotify after releasing two albums in June. The band members have no online presence, and their Instagram photos appear AI-generated. Concerns are raised about the band's origins, songwriting credits, lack of a producer or label, and promotion via anonymous playlists and Spotify's algorithm. Deezer notes that some tracks may be AI-generated, suggesting the music could be a Suno creation. Photos of the band appear airbrushed and artificial.