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The Nashville rock band has seen its Facebook following rise from 12,000 to 2.3 million since January 2025 while confronting 50 to 60 new fake accounts daily and AI-generated artists in its Spotify recommendations.
france24.comSons of Legion completed a 50-city sold-out tour and opened for Jelly Roll after its yearning, anthemic, bluesy songs gained traction on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook last year. 3 million. Fifty to 60 new fake online accounts attempting to extort the band’s fans appear every day, according to the band’s management.
Scammers direct fans from fake or real band groups to Zangi, Telegram, or Signal, then send romantic AI-generated voice messages, photos, or videos, sometimes depicting frontman Adam McInnis getting into the shower. McInnis confirmed that some AI-generated images and videos look like him and his body.
” Scammers request thousands of dollars via cryptocurrency, citing tour expenses or hospital bills.
At every Sons of Legion show, at least one person approaches McInnis who believes or once believed they were in a relationship with him and had sent him thousands of dollars. One person emailed McInnis stating their friend left a 40-year marriage to a fake Adam and gave $50,000. Scammers have also sold fake merchandise, concert tickets, and membership cards for backstage passes.
Women routinely attempt to bypass security at concerts by presenting fake credentials, Tayler Bock, one of the band’s managers, said. At every meet-and-greet, women approach McInnis believing they are in a relationship with him. Tayler Bock stated that the management team is constantly trying to deactivate six or seven Facebook groups that can quickly amass over 10,000 followers each.
Loti has successfully triggered the removal of over 350 impersonation pages of Sons of Legion. Luke Arrigoni, founder and CEO of Loti, estimates that Sons of Legion ranks in the top 10% in terms of scam volume. Meta’s policies prohibit users from impersonating others.
A Meta spokesperson stated that the company was investigating Sons of Legion scammers and taking action against violating assets while pointing to new efforts using AI to fight scammers. McInnis observed AI-generated images of himself on social media performing actions he did not do, including full pages of the band singing different songs and asking people on dates.
Scammers engage in sextortion by sending illicit AI-generated photos and then soliciting nude photographs from victims.
Luke Arrigoni stated that after a period, scammers targeting Sons of Legion will move on to impersonating a new band that does not pay for protection services. Loti uses the right of publicity and the Lanham Act to issue takedown requests. Tennessee’s ELVIS Act, passed in 2024, protects against unauthorized use of one’s voice, image, or likeness.
McInnis claims Spotify has increasingly directed listeners toward AI-generated acts rather than human musicians. AI-generated artists appearing in Sons of Legion’s Spotify recommendations include Aventhis, Breaking Rust, Doc Raven, and Cain Walker. A friend of McInnis in Costa Rica reported hearing an AI-generated song autoplay after a Sons of Legion track on Spotify.
A Spotify spokesperson stated the company’s focus is on helping fans discover more of what they love while protecting the platform against spam, impersonation, and deception. Spotify has rolled out Verified by Spotify and AI credits to provide listeners information about musicians and AI’s role in music creation.
McInnis stated that over the next two years the average person will not know what is real on music platforms, and some will not care depending on their age.
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