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Snayx announce debut album ‘Greed’ and take on “manosphere misogynists” with scathing single ‘Gold Star’
“We figured it was better to experiment and see what we could get away with than try and play it safe”
Selena Gomez Talks ‘Sweet’ First Wedding Anniversary Celebration With Benny Blanco: ‘We’re So Cheesy’
The couple marked one year of wedded bliss last month with cake and a video.
Suno-made track ‘The Adult I Dreamed Of’ is a hit in South Korea
Last month we wrote about a debate breaking out in South Korea after an AI-generated song called ‘Forest of the Heart’ appeared in the lower reaches of streaming service Melon’s Top 100 chart. The post is from Music Ally.
Brightlights is a predictive-analytics service for live music
There is definitely something in the air around predictive intelligence tools for the music industry. We’ve written about HumanCulture, Rocketship and SeatGeek’s TourIQ in recent weeks, and now Brightlights is joining the predictive party. The post is from Music Ally.
Gaslab raises $1m of pre-seed funding for its GenAI music app
One of the encouraging trends in AI-music this year is the growing number of startups that, right from launch, talk about their commitment to ethical training policies. The post is from Music Ally.
YouTube Music to label AI-generated tracks using its own system
YouTube Music is the latest of the big streaming services to reveal how it plans to label AI-generated music. Its labels went live yesterday (14 October) for songs “created primarily using generative AI”. The post is from Music Ally.
AI guru explains why you shouldn’t call AI ‘super intelligence’
The current inhabitant of the White House has made it very clear: anyone who doesn’t stop saying ‘artificial intelligence’ and start using his preferred term of ‘super intelligence’ is “THE ENEMY”. And he doesn’t mean the Coventry rock band. The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify reveals holiday singles and latest FC Barca shirt takeover
Can we get Halloween out of the way before hitting the Christmas-singles season? Nope. Having recently released data showing that holiday-listening is already starting to move, Spotify has now revealed its first 2026 holiday tracks. The post is from Music Ally.
Carl Palmer reveals his all-time greatest ELP song – and it’s not Fanfare!
“We were keyboard-driven, not by guitars. Very unusual at the time”
🎧 Approved: Radie Peat
Radie Peat of Lankum releases her debut solo album in November, fifteen years in the making. Opening single ‘Hares On The Mountain’ is a beautifully wry and subversive folk song. If The Stranglers had been a folk outfit, this is how they might have done it
NBA Star Anthony Edwards Named His 2026 ‘White Boy of the Year’ and You’ll Never Guess Who Beat Out Travis Kelce and Tom Holland
The second annual Believe That awards could have a more apt name this year.
Floor Jansen Departs Nightwish
Vocalist had been with Finnish metal band for thirteen years
Blondie to Release First Album in Nine Years, ‘High Noon’
The 13-track LP features Clem Burke’s final recording with the band. Blondie Announce High Noon, First New Album in Nine Years Alex Krinsky
New Book Explores UK’s 2000s Indie Music Scene
Janine Warren tells NME about 'The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect: The Last Indie Music Scene 2000-2010', a time of "hedonism and high ideals" and lessons learned from Franz Ferdinand, The
October 2026 PlayStation Plus Games Revealed
All the titles for Essential, Extra and Premium users have been announced
‘Big Walk’ Boycotts Xbox in Support of Palestine
“We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world” said ‘Big Walk’ creators
Blondie Announce High Noon, First New Album in Nine Years
The 13-track LP features Clem Burke’s final recording with the band. Blondie Announce High Noon, First New Album in Nine Years Alex Krinsky
SXSW London Confirms Dates & Theme for 2027 Edition: Here’s What to Expect
The festival will take place in Shoreditch, east London next May.
MVT pilot study shows only 21 per cent of live music from grassroots venues is registered repertoire amidst battle for fairer PRS payments
“This study will give us a more comprehensive picture that we hope will benefit venues, songwriters and collecting societies alike”
“This decision is necessary and important to us and our future ambitions”: Floor Jansen has exited Nightwish
Vocalist had been with Finnish metal band for thirteen years