Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial intelligence. How has this empty 'provocation' highlighted Spotify’s alleged dubious practices – chiefly,

The Velvet Sundown, via Instagram . The Velvet Sundown burst onto the music scene in early June and in the space of just a few weeks gained an astonishing 400,000 monthly listener

The truth is finally out: everyone's favorite new Spotify band is absolute generative AI, just as most of us had suspected all along. If you've still not heard about The Velvet Sundown, they're a new musical group taking Spotify by storm,