Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
The Velvet Sundown, Real Musicians deepfake (Jul 2025)
The Velvet Sundown is suspected of being an AI-generated band. The band has posted AI-generated pictures of band members on social media. Their music sounds like it could have been generated in an AI music tool, like…
- Incident date
- Jul 2025
- Target
- The Velvet Sundown, Real Musicians
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The Velvet Sundown is suspected of being an AI-generated band. The band has posted AI-generated pictures of band members on social media. Their music sounds like it could have been generated in an AI music tool, like Suno. This diverts revenue away from real bands. Spotify and Apple are streaming the band's music while not flagging it as AI.