Apeel Sciences was founded in 2012 by CEO James Rogers. He received two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which totaled less than $1.1 million. Since then, Apeel has reportedly been ...

Streaming platforms struggle with AI-generated content verification, but the Velvet Sundown controversy exposes how easily fake bands can game the system. This “indie rock band” accumulated over half ...

It's a case like Milli Vanilli's lip-syncing scandal of the 90s in the artificial intelligence era. The Velvet Sundown is a ...

Trending on Billboard The notoriety of being an AI band has translated into modest real-world success. By Tuesday (July 8), the attention had propelled The Velvet Sundown’s track “Dust in the Wind” to ...

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will close its doors July 22.

In a matter of weeks, alternative band The Velvet Sundown quite literally went from zero to hero, appearing out of nowhere ...

If something seems a little strange to you about The Velvet Sundown, a band with more than 1 million monthly listeners on ...

With Colbert, Fallon, and Meyers still on break, it was up to Ronny Chieng and Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host Anthony Anderson ...

Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial ...

The Velvet Sundown, Spotify's mysterious breakout band, shocked the music industry by gaining over 400,000 monthly listeners ...

The Velvet Sundown, an indie rock band, initially denied but later admitted that their music was generated by artificial intelligence, stirring controversy in the music industry.

The Velvet Sundown's owners have now confirmed it's an AI-generated band. A new disclaimer on the band's Spotify says the ...