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Afrika Bambaata, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dead at 68

The Bronx native is credited as one of hip-hop's founding architects.

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Pioneering DJ Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67

The pioneering hip-hop DJ and Zulu Nation founder had, in his last decade, been accused by multiple men of sexually abusing them when they were teenagers

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Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67

The pioneering hip-hop DJ and Zulu Nation founder had, in his last decade, been accused by multiple men of sexually abusing them when they were teenagers

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Afrika Bambaata, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dead at 68

The Bronx native is credited as one of hip-hop's founding architects.

Feature Billboard

Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dead at 68

The Bronx native is credited as one of hip-hop's founding architects.

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Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dead at 67

The pioneering rapper and DJ tarnished his legacy with sex crimes against children. Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Pioneer and Sex Criminal, Dead at 67 Wren Graves

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Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Pioneer and Sex Criminal, Dead at 67

The pioneering rapper and DJ tarnished his legacy with sex crimes against children. Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Pioneer and Sex Criminal, Dead at 67 Wren Graves

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Kurt Cobain's Nirvana-Era Fender Twin Amp for Sale

Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...

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“Own a piece of grunge history”: Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale

Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...

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“The story he’s never told — the band, the fame, the heartbreak, the healing. And yes, the astrology”: Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal writes his first-ever autobiography and it's an astrological memoir

Welcome To Your Life: Love, Death and Tears For Fears hits shelves on August 4th

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UJAM Opens Gorilla Engine to Developers With Full Plugin Delivery Stack

UJAM has taken a clear step toward reshaping how audio plugins get built and shipped by opening Gorilla Engine to third-party developers, and the timing lines up with a broader shift across music production where developers are looking for tighter, more efficient workflows from idea to release. The

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Serato Expands Pioneer Mixer Compatibility With DJ Pro 4.0.6

Serato’s latest DJ Pro 4.0.6 update does something pretty practical, and that is usually where the best DJ software moves land. It adds official support for three Pioneer mixers that a lot of DJs already know well and already have in their setups, the DJM-250MK2, DJM-450, and DJM-750MK2. That might

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Free 3D Knob Models Expand What You Can Do With WoFi

Spending long hours in the studio can pull you into a loop where everything starts to feel smaller than it is. You adjust the same parameters over and over, question decisions that were working, and lose the physical connection to what you are actually doing. Stepping outside tends to reset that qui

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Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report)

Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times. Source

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Udio Partners with Kobalt

This marks Udio's third deal with a music company since November 2025.

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Udio and Kobalt Ink Partnership

This marks Udio's third deal with a music company since November 2025.

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After Universal, Warner, and Merlin deals, now Udio inks licensing agreement with Kobalt

The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. Source

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Amazon Music adds originals before Stagecoach 2026 livestream

Amazon Music’s long-running livestreaming partnership with the US Stagecoach festival continues this year, with the country-focused event due to air on Prime Video, Twitch and Amazon Music’s app from 24-26 April. Each day’s feed will be complemented by a re-broadcast for international viewers: a sen

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Radiohead’s new film-and-art installation debuts at Coachella

Who knew there was a 17,000 square-foot bunker under the polo fields where the Coachella festival is held? Radiohead knew: it’s been chosen as the space for the debut of their new ‘Kid A Mnesia’ audiovisual installation. Well, not entirely new. The installation was originally launched in virtual for

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“SNL UK” References Kanye West Wireless Set Controversy in Promo

Host Jack Whitehall alluded to the news in a new promo