Frelon said he created The Velvet Sundown tracks using the generative-AI tool Suno before posting them on Spotify, where the band now has more than a million monthly listeners. Case settled, then. But apparently not.

In an era where algorithms dictate our playlists and artificial intelligence churns out art like a factory, The Velvet Sundown has stormed the music scene, amassing over 850,000 monthly Spotify listeners since June 2025.

A 'spokesperson' for The Velvet Sundown that gave a statement to Rolling Stone earlier this week has now revealed that he's not affiliated with group