The BPI is calling for ‘clear’ streaming labels on tracks pumped out with AI. Photo Credit: Omar Lopez-Rincon Is it time for Spotify and others to begin labeling artificial intelligence music accordingly? British Phonographic Industry […]
Finnish rock outfit THE RASMUS has released “Love Is A Bitch”, described by lead singer Lauri Ylönen as a “wildcard” track for the band. Known for its musically dark atmospheres, THE RASMUS subversively merges catchy […]
The start of an AI crackdown? The Velvet Sundown has parted with an album-release countdown on Spotify. Universal Music Group is unfazed by the streaming rise of AI “artist” The Velvet Sundown – at least […]
Photo Credit: ROKK Streaming platform ROKK implements a measure to subject all flagged tracks to a human review process to eliminate AI-generated music. ROKK, the streaming platform dedicated to rock and metal, announced a new […]
The Velvet Sundown, technically distinct from Velvet Sundown, has topped one million Spotify monthly listeners, a number of whom apparently reside in Australia. A blitz of media coverage has now propelled The Velvet Sundown past […]
Photo Credit: AI band The Velvet Sundown As an AI band goes viral on Spotify, a former employee at the streaming juggernaut says the platform has “no protections” against AI bands and music. The Velvet […]
One month, two albums, and numerous playlist placements later, alleged AI ‘band’ The Velvet Sundown has cracked 550,000 Spotify monthly listeners. The Velvet Sundown plot is thickening, as the allegedly AI-powered “band” has topped 550,000 […]
A band accused of being AI-generated has issued a statement on X, hitting back at the viral claims. In June 2025, Spotify listeners began coming across a band by the name of The Velvet Sundown […]
Psych-rock band The Velvet Sundown have garnered over 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners and released two full-length records in a single month, with a third on the way this July. While this rapid rise would be […]
Has an AI “band” surpassed 370,000 Spotify monthly listeners in a matter of weeks? That seems to be the case, and the episode is raising far-reaching questions. Photo Credit: Possessed Photography Has an AI “artist” […]
Photo Credit: Uproxx In a recent interview with will.i.am, rapper Gunna discussed his creative process, his upcoming album, and his approach to making music. When the conversation turned towards AI, Gunna admitted he wants to […]
Photo Credit: Hinge Hinge’s CEO Justin McLeod recently announced plans for the dating app to introduce its own payment processing system outside the Apple App Store. The rationale: by circumventing Apple’s 30% commission on in-app […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer launches the world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming, providing full transparency on all albums with AI generated tracks. Paris-based global music platform Deezer has introduced the world’s first AI […]
Photo Credit: Napster SoundExchange is suing Napster and Sonos for over $3.4 million in allegedly unpaid copyright royalties related to the Sonos Radio service. Napster was once the face of online music piracy, but the […]
An over $10 million question: Which DSPs made material payments in the alleged years-long fake stream scheme purportedly orchestrated by Michael Smith? Photo Credit: Simone Secci Billions of fake streams and millions in allegedly stolen […]
Spotify has once again raised its prices in France and appears to be taking other monetization-minded steps amid slowing subscriber growth in established markets. Photo Credit: Henrique Ferreira Spotify has once again upped its prices […]
Photo Credit: Envato Creative marketplace Envato has launched a new AI-generated music tool for creators to make custom tracks from text prompts within seconds. But what’s the human cost for artists who rely on sync […]
Photo Credit: Too Lost Too Lost, a leading digital music distribution and rights management company, is hosting a panel at Dream Con 2025. Titled “World Building for Music Creators: Weaving It All Together,” the panel […]
Photo Credit: SoundCloud SoundCloud and TikTok have announced a new partnership that will add SoundCloud to TikTok’s new music discovery feature, ‘Add to Music App.’ The ‘Add to Music App’ feature gives music fans the […]
Finnish rock outfit THE RASMUS holds nothing back on its new track, the toxic love-themed “Break These Chains” featuring Niko Vilhelm of BLIND CHANNEL. It’s out today (May 16) via Better Noise Music and Playground […]