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Olivia Rodrigo's Songwriting Process for "The Cure"

She and her collaborator Dan Nigro have been digging into the song's creation

Industry MusicRadar

Todd Edwards Reflects on His Career and House Music Innovation

From his parents' basement to the Grammy Awards, the house legend and UKG innovator weaves the tale of his winding, illustrious career in dance music

Industry MusicRadar

Petri Alanko Discusses the Soundscape of Control Resonant

The sonic supremo behind some of the most compelling video game soundtracks of the last decade talks us through the musical universe of Control Resonant

Industry MusicRadar

Fred Again Expresses Skepticism Towards AI in Music Creation

"The clumsy dedicated tumbling towards an idea is the thing we are most lucky to get to do"

Industry Consequence of Sound

Abe Laboriel Jr. Debuts with Pearl Jam at Ohana Festival

Laboriel made his debut with Pearl Jam during a surprise Friday night set. Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Joins Pearl Jam at Ohana Festival Spencer Kaufman

Industry Consequence of Sound

Olivia Rodrigo Kicks Off “Unraveled Tour”

Rodrigo launched her new tour with a season-inspired set featuring songs from SOUR, GUTS, and her latest album. Olivia Rodrigo Kicks Off “Unraveled Tour”: See 26-Song Setlist + Video Paolo Ragusa

Industry NME

Melissa Barrera would return to ‘Scream’ under one condition

"They never apologized, even when I was proven right"

Industry NME

Jason Newsted remembers Cliff Burton

“Ultimately it was inspiring, and made me want to try harder, but it was intimidating as fuck the whole time”

Industry NME

Taylor Swift dedicates VMA Video Of The Year award to Dolly Parton

Swift also became the most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, taking her career tally to 33 wins

Industry Pitchfork

B0YG1RL Announce Self-Titled Album

The Miami-based duo’s fourth release of 2026 is out in October

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‘To Catch A Predator’ host criticises “bizarre” ‘Primetime’: “I’m not sure what the point of it was”

"It was so detached from reality or anything I’ve ever experienced then or now doing the investigations"

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Fred Again slams AI music: "I've felt no pull whatsoever to even try it... the process is the magic"

"The clumsy dedicated tumbling towards an idea is the thing we are most lucky to get to do"

News Music Business Worldwide

Antares launches AutoTune Advanced, a pitch-correction plugin built to leave a singer’s vibrato alone

Antares says the updated Auto-Mode pitch algorithm inside Advanced is the "largest engineering investment in the AutoTune algorithm since its introduction." Source

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Qobuz starts tagging AI-generated music in its app – and says 60% of streams on AI tracks are fraudulent

The tag appears at release level, flagging albums that include content Qobuz has identified as AI-generated. Source

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Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees sued by 1990s duo Home Team, who claim 2023 single ‘Pick It Up’ copies their 1992 song of the same name

The duo Home Team claim the 2023 track copies the lyrics and melody of their own "Pick It Up," released on or around July 3, 1992. Source

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All 42 Oasis Live ’27 shows are sold out after a ticket sale with no public queue

Every ticket went during three days of onsale windows running from Friday to Sunday (September 25–27). Source

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Musixmatch: ‘Lyrics are becoming the LLM of the music industry’

Max Ciociola turned Musixmatch into the world’s largest lyrics company. Now, with backing from TPG – and having struck a deal with Suno for a copyright-detection tool called Sentinel – it’s on a path to becoming something much bigger… Source

News NME

Taylor Swift dedicates VMA Video Of The Year award to “ultimate showgirl” Dolly Parton

Swift also became the most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, taking her career tally to 33 wins

News NME

‘Pokémon Pokopia’ shares hour-long mix of relaxing game soundtrack music

“Find yourself a cosy spot and enjoy”

News NME

Jason Newsted remembers Cliff Burton 40 years after Metallica bassist’s death: “Maybe if I try really hard, I could be a tenth of as good”

“Ultimately it was inspiring, and made me want to try harder, but it was intimidating as fuck the whole time”