Spotify Made a Rule About Faces

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Spotify Made a Rule About Faces

The AI Persona badge classifies identity and leaves the music alone

Analyzing Trends

Aug 16, 2026

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In the summer of 2025 a band called The Velvet Sundown turned up on Spotify with two albums, four named members and a set of press photographs. Gabe Farrow sang. Lennie West played guitar. Neither of…

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