{"id":8660,"date":"2025-10-03T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:13:46","slug":"ai-band-surpasses-real-rock-group-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2025\/10\/ai-band-surpasses-real-rock-group-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Band Surpasses Real Rock Group on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>An unusual controversy is shaking the music world after an AI-generated band modeled on the Welsh rock group Holding Absence overtook them in monthly listeners on Spotify. The rapid rise of the virtual band has left Holding Absence\u2019s frontman, Lucas Woodland, calling the situation both shocking and insulting, highlighting the uneasy crossroads of art and technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8663\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2.png 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AI band, believed to be Bleeding Verse, has openly cited Holding Absence as an influence yet managed to gain more traction in just two months than the real musicians who inspired it. Reports suggest that their catalog was produced in mere minutes using AI tools such as Suno, a reality that further underlines the potential disruption facing artists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8664\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z3-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z3-2-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z3-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z3-2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For musicians who spend years developing their craft, the sudden popularity of algorithmically produced imitators raises troubling questions. Woodland warned that if trends continue, genuine bands might \u201cstop existing\u201d altogether, as they are crowded out by content generated faster and at higher volumes than any human could achieve. The fear is that creativity could be overshadowed by automation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8665\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/z4-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spotify has already removed some AI-related material deemed spam or impersonation, but the line remains blurred between acceptable AI-assisted music and outright mimicry. This case stands as a wake-up call for the industry, forcing both platforms and listeners to consider what value they place on originality, authenticity, and the irreplaceable human touch in music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8029\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8029\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-600x227.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-768x291.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#AI #Music #Spotify #ArtificialIntelligence #Musicians #Streaming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>An AI-generated band has surpassed real-life rock group Holding Absence on Spotify, sparking outrage and concern among musicians. With tracks reportedly made in minutes, the rise of AI music highlights deep questions about creativity, authenticity, and the future of streaming platforms. The industry now faces a wake-up call on the balance between human artistry and machine output.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,345,483],"tags":[397,207,206,19,238,10,4,177],"class_list":["post-8660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everydays-chit-chat","category-futur","category-technology","tag-397","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-benedicte","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-gout-design","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8667,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660\/revisions\/8667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}