Album & Track Reviews
Geese’s Cameron Winter on their ‘SNL’ performance backlash: “It depressed the shit out of me”
He said it's "hard" to balance these concerns when making new music: "It’s like the fucking rut is getting deeper and deeper"
Positive Grid Spark Pedal Review: A Feature-Packed Floor Unit
The Spark gets a pedalboard makeover, putting the power of the smart practice amp at your feet
Yoto reveals its fourth-generation audio players for children
British startup Yoto has come a long way since launching its first speaker for kids on Kickstarter in 2017. This week sees the debut of two fourth-generation versions of its Yoto Player and Yoto Mini. The post is from Music Ally.
T-Pain claims he was short-changed after royalties diverted to Akon’s brother
T-Pain has sued Akon’s Konvict Entertainment in a royalties dispute. He claims he should get 75% of the $1.3 million Sony recently sent through from the sales and streams of his first five albums, but half that money went to a label run by Akon’s brother which hasn’t paid him his share
The 15 Best Ambient Tracks of August 2026
Ambient continues to be most interesting when nobody worries too much about whether it is actually ambient. This month’s selection stretches from Carmen Villain’s skeletal dub experiments and Gi Gi’s blurred sample work to guitar improvisation, modular electronics, field recordings and some surprisi
AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP Session Tracks Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
AFEM Explores Audience Building Strategies Beyond Social Media
Long‑form content is becoming a more sustainable way to build audiences in a post‑social era. This episode shares what’s working now: formats that retain attention, platforms that reward depth, and th
Positive Grid Spark Pedal Review: Compact Power with Potential Overload
The Spark gets a pedalboard makeover, putting the power of the smart practice amp at your feet
The Beatles' Final Collaboration on 'The End'
John Lennon called it “one of my favourite Beatle tracks”
Slipknot's Jim Root Clarifies 'The Heretic Anthem's' Album Placement
“It's not really representative of the other tunes”
“Paul might have been miffed, but I think he was more upset about not singing on the choruses – John did his own backing vocals”: How The Beatles managed to come together one final time and create one of their funkiest grooves
John Lennon called it “one of my favourite Beatle tracks”
Slipknot’s ‘Arsenal’ was “a tune we could quickly get out there while we work on the rest of the record” and will not feature on new album, says Jim Root
“It's not really representative of the other tunes”
How It Was Made: VELVE – Be My Pony (VELVE Music, Berlin Underground Techno)
Berlin-based producer, singer and live artist VELVE’s Be My Pony EP has an unusual starting point. The three tracks began life as part of her work composing music for the documentary KitKatClub – Kinks of Berlin, before being developed beyond the film into a standalone release. That origin can still
Chart eligibility for smart albums in the US
There are several companies who have been at the forefront of smart albums and phygital formats - helping artists to sell various types of physical products which allow fans to unlock album content by
Pinterest trends for music marketing
Pinterest frequently shares trend reports about what its users search for on the platform - which is valuable for marketers because they capture cultural and lifestyle shifts around the kind of styles
Deki Alem's debut album campaign
Deki Alem - the Gothenburg twin brothers Sammy and Johnny Bennett - teamed up with Amuse to launch their debut studio album, Forget In Mass. Blending hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, and post-punk, the campaig
Strategy Spotlight: Behind The Campaign recap: Deki Alem
Deki Alem - the Gothenburg twin brothers Sammy and Johnny Bennett - teamed up with Amuse to launch their debut studio album, Forget In Mass. Blending hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, and post-punk, the campaign heavily focused on underground street activations, character actors, and burner accounts over acti
Music marketing takeaways from Pinterest’s 2026 Men’s Trend Report
Pinterest frequently shares trend reports about what its users search for on the platform - which is valuable for marketers because they capture cultural and lifestyle shifts around the kind of styles, hobbies and activities people are interested in looking forward. For music marketers, the most rec
Smart album formats now chart-eligible in the US
There are several companies who have been at the forefront of smart albums and phygital formats - helping artists to sell various types of physical products which allow fans to unlock album content by using QR codes, NFC technology and more. Now there are some good news for music marketers: Billboar
Positive Grid Spark Pedal Review
The Spark gets a pedalboard makeover, putting the power of the smart practice amp at your feet