Have you ever ever heard of Damaged Avenue? In fact you have not. They’re simply one other AI-generated bullshit steel factor meant to scrape away what little royalties bands really get by some grasping scumbag, and make zero cultural affect with its stolen “artwork.”
Damaged Avenue presently has 127,000 listeners on Spotify, is on loads of playlists to the purpose the place they have their very own Spotify-generated “This Is”, and is shamelessly stealing from bands like Knocked Unfastened, Counterparts, and The Satan Wears Prada. Which is disappointing, however positively par for the course with regards to Spotify not giving a care about musicians. Doubly so contemplating it appears most of Damaged Avenue’s “recognition” comes from AI-generated playlists.
The venture not solely steals their music, but in addition appears to be utilizing shitty AI-generated variants on the covers of different artists information. For starters, what number of variations can you notice of Knocked Unfastened‘s newest effort You Will not Go Earlier than You are Supposed To? I am going to wait.
Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy is predictably pissed off, stating on his Twitter: “$100 to anybody who can get me the legit contact data for James Trolby I received’t do something fucking loopy you received’t get in hassle.” Whether or not “James Trolby” is an actual particular person, a faux title, or simply one other layer of obfuscation behind the venture stays unclear.
However yeah, that is what the longer term appears like if no one stops it: faux bands, faux artwork, faux folks, actual cash — and none of it going to musicians who really create one thing.
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