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Reason Free Opens the Reason Rack to Every Producer

Reason Studios is making one of its most recognizable ideas free. Reason Free brings the company’s modular Rack into any compatible DAW as a VST3, AU, or AAX plugin, giving producers access to 15 instruments, effects, and creative utilities without a trial period, expiration date, or watermar

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Dreamtonics Unveils Instrument X for Compact Orchestral Sound

The Tokyo-based company, best known for Synthesizer V and Vocoflex - has a new instrument that uses advanced neural acoustic modelling to caress the perfect performances from a range of classical inst

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J.Crew’s ’80s Rollneck Gets a New-Gen Remix, Courtesy of Emma Chamberlain

The Gen Z star fronts the retailer’s latest campaign for its new cropped, fitted take on the classic (and affordable) fall sweater.

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Gabe Simon on Creative Process and AI

Gabe Simon, the writer and producer most famous for his work on Noah Kahan's two monster albums, talks big breakthroughs, getting inspired, putting family first, coping with success and why AI isn't f

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Nas and Kendrick Lamar Recognized at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

"Luther," producer O Lil Angel and Sony Music Publishing also earn prestigious honors.

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Nas Crowned Icon, Kendrick Lamar Honored as Top Songwriter at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

"Luther," producer O Lil Angel and Sony Music Publishing also earn prestigious honors.

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'Top Boy' Greenlights Two New Spin-Off Series

'Jonny Boy' and 'Jaq' will both go into production next year

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Alex Warren Discusses

The "Ordinary" singer stops by the Billboard News studio to talk inspiration & pending fatherhood.

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Riordon's rise from influencer marketing to DJ stardom

This weekend, the producer releases a new track and plays gigs at DC10 in Ibiza and Reading Festival and Creamfields in his native U.K.

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Dance Up-And-Comer of the Month Riordon Parlayed a Job in Influencer Marketing Into a Fast-Rising DJ Career

This weekend, the producer releases a new track and plays gigs at DC10 in Ibiza and Reading Festival and Creamfields in his native U.K.

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‘Top Boy’ is getting two new spin-off series with Barry Keoghan returning

'Jonny Boy' and 'Jaq' will both go into production next year

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Alex Warren on Honoring His Parents on ‘WILDCHILD’ & His Wife’s Reaction to Another Love Song: ‘She’s Like, ‘I Get It, You Like Me”

The "Ordinary" singer stops by the Billboard News studio to talk inspiration & pending fatherhood.

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Juicy J Shares What Dolly Parton Told Three 6 Mafia After They Beat Her for an Oscar in 2006

"I'm glad somebody from Tennessee won the Oscar," Parton wrote.

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Arturia Pure SUB Gives Low End Its Own Synth

Arturia Pure SUB is built around a simple idea that a lot of producers already understand: bass needs its own workspace. That does not mean every track needs a separate low-end designer, but modern production has made bass more important than a supporting layer. In drum and bass, dubstep, bass house

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Noel Gallagher is currently “writing songs for fun”, says Johnny Marr

The Britpop icon revealed back in February that he was “in the studio”, although it isn’t clear if he is working on music for Oasis or High Flying Birds

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Dreamtonics Launches Instrument X for Acoustic Modeling

Dreamtonics built its reputation by making synthetic vocals feel less stiff. That is why Instrument X is such an interesting move. The company is taking the same obsession with controllable performance detail and applying it to acoustic instruments: strings, woodwinds, and brass. It completes the co

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Ayra Starr to Become First Afrobeats Star to Headline NFL International Game Halftime Show

Starr will feature during the Oct. 11 match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

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“In the ‘90s, I was eager to demonstrate that samples were a legitimate form of making music – I wanted to articulate that in as many ways as I could”: DJ Shadow on his original mission statement and why he no longer puts the MPC on a pedestal

Over the years, DJ Shadow has shared much wisdom with MusicRadar across a range of interviews. We found that his attitude toward tech - and sampling - has evolved considerably

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Songwriter AI victory in Europe as GEMA beats Suno in copyright lawsuit

The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and

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Heaven INC. On Planning The Direction, Not Every Step

Heaven INC.(@heaven_incorporation) are a Budapest-based DJ and producer duo moving between organic house, progressive house, and melodic electronic music shaped by atmosphere, storytelling, and groove. Zsolt and Bogi have been building a steady release path across labels including Amulanga, Magnitud