Overview

• Bleeding Verse reports 897,349 monthly listeners on Spotify, surpassing Holding Absence’s 847,638 after roughly two months online.
• Holding Absence frontman Lucas Woodland called the rise “shocking” and urged fans to oppose AI music, saying the act is modeled on their sound.
• Bleeding Verse openly labels its output as “AI-assisted instrumentation and vocals” and lists Holding Absence among its stated influences.
• Despite fewer than 2,000 Instagram followers, users report the act appearing frequently on Discover Weekly and Release Radar, boosting exposure.
• Spotify says it recently removed about 75 million “spammy” tracks and is targeting impersonators as it updates AI policies.