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‘Street Fighter’ Soundtrack Takes ‘Guile’s Theme’ From Arcade to Big Screen: See the Full Track List
Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson add soaring guitars and orchestral flourishes to upgrade the iconic track for the new film soundtrack.
‘Street Fighter’ Soundtrack Takes ‘Guile’s Theme’ From Arcade to Big Screen: See the Full Tracklist
Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson add soaring guitars and orchestral flourishes to upgrade the iconic track for the new film soundtrack.
Robin Trower on recreating live magic in the studio and the creative power of great guitar tone
In the ’70s, it was “all a bit wild” but in the here and now, aged 81, Robin Trower says he’s playing as well as ever, and in total control of his Strat on his new album, Shine
IFPI sees X as ‘a significant concern for the music industry’
Global recorded-music body the IFPI has made its latest submission to the EU Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist consultation: a document listing the biggest sources of infringement it sees in 2026. Published by TorrentFreak, the filing ranges across stream-ripping services, cyberlockers and torrent se
Impel and IMPF want AI licensing to value songs and recordings equally
Independent-publishing bodies Impel and IMPF are the latest music-industry orgs to set out some principles for how AI-music licensing should work. One of the key points is aimed as much at labels as at AI companies. “One principle is non-negotiable: the song must be properly valued and, absent other
Ditto study identifies key pain points for independent artists
Distributor Ditto Music has been surveying more than 5,000 independent artists, with the findings zeroing in on some of their main pain points when trying to sustain their careers. 74% said they earned less than $1k from music last year; 64% work a full or part-time job outside music; only 29% belie
Best Music: ‘The Ukrainian music industry has not put itself on pause’
Independent label Best Music’s CEO Mariana Voronina has been talking about the challenges facing Ukraine’s music industry since the country was invaded by Russia. “It affects literally every part of our work. We work through daily shelling and power cuts. We rebuild teams when our colleagues leave t
OpenAI’s Dots are ‘always-on agents built to handle everything’
Meta has been making a big noise about its Muse AI agent, but now ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled its competitor, Dots, at its DevDay 2026 event. The company described Dots as “remarkably capable, always-on agents built to handle everything… frontier intelligence that have your back”. “They have t
Mrs. Green Apple have 2.1m TikTok followers – and now an in-app hub
Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple’s global prominence continues with an activation on TikTok this week. The group are getting the platform’s signature ‘in-app hub’ campaign for the release of their new album ‘Pops’. The hub will feature the album tracklisting plus sounds and videos from the group, and
Slam Dunk Festival 2027: Bowling For Soup, Simple Plan and Killswitch Engage lead stacked first line-up
Others on the bill include Beartooth, Mouth Culture and more
TAEMIN Forced to Pull Plug on Entire North American Tour Due to Visa Issues: ‘No Clear Timeline For Issuance’
The former SHINee singer and solo star cited "continued uncertainty" around the participation of "essential personnel" on the tour.
"This is a dream inspiration engine": BT and Spitfire Audio team up for Phoenix hybrid synth
The MPE-compatible instrument combines samples from BT's private library with six synthesis engines, deep modulation, 37 effects and a true stereo architecture
Kali Malone Unveils U.S. Tour Dates and New Song
The composer and organist is headed to New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco
Absolute Label Services opens AI-powered Anthology business management ‘Music OS’ to indie sector: ‘Infrastructure is the next logical thing to democratize’
White label business management platform launches with Cherry Red Records and Blue Raincoat Music as its first named customers. Source
‘South Park’ exterminates tech billionaires with pest control in latest episode
The long-running animated show takes aim at AI data centres in its latest episode
Free lo-fi sound design tool available
Equipped with mid/side routing and tonal/transient processing, RiverFlux Audio's Bit Layer gives you eight highly tweakable layers of digital degradation
Janis Joplin's final recording session captured her full range
“Her zest, her humour, her fragility, her fearlessness and her audacious, unbridled talent – it’s all captured on tape”
Rick Wakeman plays piano for bears at sanctuary
Rick Wakeman has performed to a furry four-legged audience
Guillermo del Toro was in talks to make a ‘BioShock’ movie
“The dynamics of a video game are very different to a movie”
‘Hades’ orchestral concert ‘Ballads Of The Underworld’ is available to stream for free
The "once-in-a-lifetime" concert took place in London earlier this year