<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The Velvet Sundown, an AI music band, has gained over 850,000 monthly Spotify listeners since June 2025, sparking concern about the impact of AI-generated music on human creativity.</li><li>Their breakout track, “Dust on the Wind,” with over 10 lakh streams, reveals their algorithmic origins and questionable authenticity, raising doubts about the future of art and creativity.</li><li>The band’s rise has been attributed to algorithm manipulation and Spotify's visibility boost, highlighting the challenges genuine artists face in a saturated market.</li><li>While The Velvet Sundown claims to be an 'artistic provocation' using AI for music creation, the band's success underscores the potential threat AI-generated music poses to authentic human expression in the music industry.</li></ul>

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