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Music Law Weekly: Lil Durk Trial, KPop Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Lil Durk's day in court, a "Demon Hunters" trademark fight, Bad Bunny's big legal bill and much more.

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Focusrite ISA C8X Is Now Available

Focusrite’s ISA C8X is now available worldwide, and this one feels like a pretty direct answer to a question a lot of studio owners have had for years: what would happen if the ISA front end lived inside a modern interface? The ISA name has always had a specific place in Focusrite’s ca

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Lil Durk Murder Trial, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling & More Top Music Law News

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Lil Durk's day in court, a "Demon Hunters" trademark fight, Bad Bunny's big legal bill and much more.

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KRK Kreate Monitors Bring WDNA’s Studios Into One Listening Language

WDNA 88.9FM sits in a tricky audio position. It is a public radio station, a Miami cultural institution, and a live performance space tied closely to jazz, Latin jazz, salsa, reggae, blues, and local programming. That means its monitoring setup has to serve more than one kind of work. A room may be

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SOMA ENIGMA Turns Metal Into Control

SOMA Laboratory has never been the company you look to for normal synth behavior, and ENIGMA keeps that streak going. The new instrument is now shipping after its debut at SUPERBOOTH26, and the basic concept is immediately different from the usual keyboard, pad grid, modular panel, or touchscreen wo

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Eternal Research Brings the Demon Box to Denver’s EMIXX WEST

Eternal Research is bringing the Demon Box to EMIXX WEST 2026 in Denver, giving attendees a hands-on look at an instrument that makes hidden electromagnetic activity audible. The event takes place August 29 at Void Studios, and the Demon Box will be available in Studio A for musicians, synth fans, m

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Big Fish Audio Brings Momentum to the Browser

Big Fish Audio has brought Momentum to the web, which feels like the right move for a sample platform in 2026. The pitch is simple: open a browser, search the Big Fish Audio library, preview sounds, use your points, and download what you need. No DAW session has to be open. No plugin window has [...

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“We have carefully preserved these items for decades, not because of their value, but because of the memories they hold": A Yamaha C3 grand piano and AKG C414 EB mic used by Freddie Mercury are heading for auction

Reinhold Mack, a former engineer at Munich’s Musicland studios, is selling up

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Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' 20th Anniversary Edition Announced

The 3LP/3CD sets will also feature alternate cover art and new liner notes by producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.

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Justin Bieber's 'Beauty and a Beat' Continues Global Chart Dominance

The early 2010s hit has been a fixture of the top 10 on both of Billboard's global charts since April.

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Justin Bieber’s ‘Beauty and a Beat’ Is Still One of the Biggest Songs in the World – Four Months After Coachella

The early 2010s hit has been a fixture of the top 10 on both of Billboard's global charts since April.

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Amy Winehouse ‘Back to Black’ 20th Anniversary Edition to Feature Unreleased Demos, Rare B-Sides, Full 2007 Concert

The 3LP/3CD sets will also feature alternate cover art and new liner notes by producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.

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Chris Lake on His Mixing Secrets and Laptop Speakers

We spoke to the house music heavyweight a few years ago, and he shared his honest perspective on why music production doesn’t always require top of the range tech

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SML’s Jeremiah Chiu Announces New Album 'Edge Conditions'

The synth composer’s “Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines,” featuring SML bandmate Booker Stardrum, leads the LP

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SML’s Jeremiah Chiu Readies New Album Edge Conditions

The synth composer’s “Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines,” featuring SML bandmate Booker Stardrum, leads the LP

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Chris Lake's mixing secrets: Laptop speakers are sufficient

We spoke to the house music heavyweight a few years ago, and he shared his honest perspective on why music production doesn’t always require top of the range tech

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Marshall Honors Jimi Hendrix with Cosmic Makeover of Studio Vintage Gear

The JMH Studio Edition offers a more portable 20-watt take on vintage Plexi mojo – and there is a special edition Emberton III speaker and Royal V headphones too

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Live Studio Recording of 'Mario Kart World' Main Theme Available

The full 14-hour soundtrack is now available on Nintendo Music

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PREMIERE: MF Quinn – House Right Here

MF QUINN lands on NOXU Deep with ‘House Right Here’, a playful tech house cut that brings a healthy dose of disco into his increasingly assured house sound. The US producer first emerged with 2024’s three-track Bad Side EP, before building momentum with ‘Your Number One&#

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“Jimi was always searching for a sound that did not yet exist”: Marshall gives the Studio Vintage a cosmic makeover as it expands Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary Collection

The JMH Studio Edition offers a more portable 20-watt take on vintage Plexi mojo – and there is a special edition Emberton III speaker and Royal V headphones too