Music & Tech
The Roots: Hip-Hop Pioneers Still Driven by Curiosity
Billboard’s 2026 Hip-Hop Hall of Fame honorees on the enduring success of the Roots Picnic, what they’ve learned playing for Jimmy Fallon and why Jay-Z is "a regular guy like us."
“I did have a couple of people saying, 'You're being so obsessive.’ But it had lost the magic, and so he said, 'Do you know what to do?’ And I said ‘I do’”: How going back to her Korg M1 demo helped Donna Lewis to create one of the biggest US hits of 1996
“I remember trying to rewrite the chorus because it sounded too much like a nursery rhyme. But when I did, it didn’t work, so I kept it the same"
Minimal Audio's Lucid Granular Effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio releases new granular effect Lucid
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid granular effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio introduces Lucid, a next-generation granular effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid Granular Effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid Granular Effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Raye's "This Music May Contain Hope" Marketing Strategy
British singer-songwriter Raye released her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope, in March 2026. Lead single ‘Where Is My Husband!’ dropped over half a year prior to the album - a move tha
DMA'S Discuss New Studio and Label Deal
Billboard caught up with DMA'S Matt Mason to discuss the band's self-recorded fifth album.
‘We Know What We Want’: With a New Recording Studio and Label Deal, DMA’S Are Just Getting Started
Billboard caught up with DMA'S Matt Mason to discuss the band's self-recorded fifth album.
Minimal Audio's Lucid: A Next-Generation Granular Effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid: A Powerful Granular Effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid Offers Advanced Granular Synthesis
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Mac Miller's Estate Announces 10th Anniversary Edition of The Divine Feminine
The anniversary edition of the rapper's fourth studio album comes out in October. Mac Miller’s Estate Announces The Divine Feminine 10th Anniversary Edition, Unveils “Butterflies”: Stream Travis Bland
Mac Miller’s Estate Announces The Divine Feminine 10th Anniversary Edition, Unveils “Butterflies”: Stream
The anniversary edition of the rapper's fourth studio album comes out in October. Mac Miller’s Estate Announces The Divine Feminine 10th Anniversary Edition, Unveils “Butterflies”: Stream Travis Bland
Minimal Audio releases Lucid, a next-generation granular effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Minimal Audio's Lucid granular effect
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
AI Music Platforms Udio and GRAI Utilize UMG-Backed Patents
The move gives UMG and its partners more control over how copyrights are used and compensated by participating AI models.
Udio and GRAI Adopt UMG and Liquidax-Backed AI Music Patents
The move gives UMG and its partners more control over how copyrights are used and compensated by participating AI models.