Music & Tech
Line 6 expands its Helix Stadium tone ecosystem with a guitar plugin to “enable you to craft tones practically at the speed of thought” – and there’s a free version
Put some of Line 6's flagship Augora amp modelling tone and feel into your DAW
Rihanna Is ‘in the Studio Right Now’ & She’s ‘Cooking,’ Teases A$AP Rocky
"I'ma get in trouble for this," the rapper playfully admitted.
Rihanna Is ‘in the Studio Right Now’ & She’s ‘Cooking,’ Teases A$AP Rocky
"I'ma get in trouble for this," the rapper playfully admitted.
Dawn Richard's New Album 'Creole Culture' Completes Trilogy
Out October 9, Richard’s first solo LP in five years completes a trilogy with 2019’s New Breed and 2021’s Second Line: An Electro Revival
Dawn Richard Reveals New Album Creole Culture
Out October 9, Richard’s first solo LP in five years completes a trilogy with 2019’s New Breed and 2021’s Second Line: An Electro Revival
Best August 2026 Headphone Deals on Sony, Bose, and Beats
The tried-and-true Sony WH-1000XM5, top-tier Bose QuietComfort Ultra, and mid-range Beats Studio Pro are all on sale. Best August 2026 Headphone Deals on Sony, Bose, and Beats Eddie Fu
Behind the Campaign: Raye – ‘This Music May Contain Hope’
British singer and songwriter Raye released her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope, on 27 March 2026. It came three years after her breakthrough album, My 21st Century Blues. Lead single ‘Where Is My Husband!’ was released over half a year before the album came out which, on paper at l
Susanna Hoffs recalls the time that Prince invited the Bangles to the studio then upped and left without telling them: “We get there and we’re jamming, then suddenly we look around and he’s disappeared. ‘OK, I guess we’re done’”
Hoffs has just announced her first album of new material since 2012
German Court Rules Against AI Music Generator 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
Music-Tech Round-up: Whatnot; Made For Music; Music Manager; Surf music; Rostr/Hive
• The Wall Street Journal has profiled Whatnot, a live shopping app which is like a turbo-charged version of Ebay crossed with Twitch’s livestream and chat functionality. You may have seen social videos of people bidding and buying coins, Pokemon cards, or vinyl. It’s popular too, adding 20 million
Universal Audio reintroduces classic reverbs used by The Beatles and Radiohead
UA's emulations of the historic EMT 140 and EMT 250 can now be used without Apollo or UAD hardware
“Some sounds never go out of style”: Universal Audio makes two classic reverbs used by The Beatles, Radiohead and Brian Eno available natively
UA's emulations of the historic EMT 140 and EMT 250 can now be used without Apollo or UAD hardware
Boy George claims Bandcamp “bowed to the pressure of antisemites” for removing his pro-Israel song and hits out at their AI policy
"Leave the creative process to the artists. Even if you don't agree with it"
Vermona drumDING hybrid drum machine available for pre-order
drumDING combines a single analogue drum voice with flexible internal sampling and sequencing – and it’s available to pre-order now
Five things to know about Suno’s data breach – and the hack that exposed how the AI music company trains its models
Some Suno customers whose records were exposed said they had not been notified of the breach. Source
Glitch2 Plugin Available for Free
Originally released in 2013, Glitch2 is designed to "slice, dice, chop, screw, twist, turn and mangle your sounds into radical new forms"
Vermona drumDING Hybrid Drum Machine
drumDING combines a single analogue drum voice with flexible internal sampling and sequencing – and it’s available to pre-order now
A pressing matter: Suno to launch its own bespoke vinyl pressing and shipping service
The resulting one-offs could end up being very valuable
Spotify overtakes Melon to become South Korea’s second-biggest music streaming service, report finds
It is the first time overseas services have held both of the market's top two positions, according to WiseApp Retail, with Google's YouTube Music still in first. Source
A pressing matter: Suno to launch its own bespoke vinyl pressing and shipping service
The resulting one-offs could end up being very valuable