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Lucas Woodland Slams AI Music After Listener Surge

10/2/2025

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Lucas Woodland, vocalist of Holding Absence, condemned Bleeding Verse after it surpassed Holding Absence's Spotify listener count in two months.
Woodland called the rise shocking and a wake-up call, urging fans to oppose AI music to protect human artists.
Bleeding Verse has 897,349 monthly listeners; Holding Absence 847,638.
Bleeding Verse uses AI-assisted vocals and instrumentation, claiming inspiration from Holding Absence.

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Lucas Woodland, vocalist of Holding Absence, condemned Bleeding Verse after it surpassed Holding Absence's Spotify listener count in two months.
Woodland called the rise shocking and a wake-up call, urging fans to oppose AI music to protect human artists.
Bleeding Verse has 897,349 monthly listeners; Holding Absence 847,638.
Bleeding Verse uses AI-assisted vocals and instrumentation, claiming inspiration from Holding Absence.