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Look Mum No Computer Unveils Eurovision "Mega-Synthesizer"

“Because if you expect nothing, you lose nothing,” he argues

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Brighton Music Conference 2026: AFEM Announces Full Schedule

AFEM returns to Brighton Music Conference from 20 to 22 May 2026 with four panels, a welcome mixer, members dinner and the return of Meet the Experts. Ten industry leaders join Meet the Experts on Fri

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Brighton Music Conference 2026 details announced by AFEM

AFEM returns to Brighton Music Conference from 20 to 22 May 2026 with four panels, a welcome mixer, members dinner and the return of Meet the Experts. Ten industry leaders join Meet the Experts on Fri

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Yellow Magic Orchestra Co-Founder Haruomi Hosono Announces New Album

The 78-year-old artist will release his 23rd studio LP, Yours Sincerely, on Sept. 11.

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Yellow Magic Orchestra Co-Founder (and Harry Styles Inspiration) Haruomi Hosono Announces New Album

The 78-year-old artist will release his 23rd studio LP, Yours Sincerely, on Sept. 11.

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Look Mum No Computer Debuts Eurovision "Mega-Synthesizer"

“Because if you expect nothing, you lose nothing,” he argues

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Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Drop Below $250 Ahead of Memorial Day

Bose headphones and Apple AirPods are also heavily discounted. Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Drop Below $250 Ahead of Memorial Day Eddie Fu

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Acustica Audio AERO 2 Brings Full Guitar Signal Chains Into One Plugin

Acustica Audio has released AERO 2, a guitar and bass plugin built around a full amplification workflow rather than a single amp or cabinet model. The update brings pedals, amplifiers, cabinets, EQ, modulation, delay, reverb, saturation, distortion, and spatial processing into one signal chain, givi

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2026 ACM Awards: Exclusive Photos From the Boot Barn Portrait Studio

From Lainey Wilson to new artist of the year honorees Avery Anna and Tucker Wetmore, country stars struck a pose.

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Tencent Music completes $2.4B acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya

Ximalaya is one of China's largest podcasting and audiobooks platforms Source

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Primary Wave acquires interests in album art collection from Aubrey “Po” Powell, co-founder of British design studio Hipgnosis

Design studio founded by Powell and the late Storm Thorgerson in the 1960's Source

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Meet Tamber, an AI-Powered Music Creation Platform Whose Founder Isn’t Interested in ‘Blatantly Robbing’ Musicians

Tamber founder Zoe Wrenn talks about the future of AI music, creative pressures and trying to build an "Adobe Creative Suite for musicians."

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Primary Wave acquires interests in album art collection from Aubrey “Po” Powell, co-founder of British design studio Hipgnosis

Design studio founded by Powell and the late Storm Thorgerson in the 1960's Source

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Blue Frog Immersive gives VR concerts a go on Apple Vision Pro

2015-16 was boom-time for music virtual-reality startups – at least in terms the number of companies launching, rather than massive commercial success. Vrtify, Noys, Vrsus and Red Pill VR are long forgotten; Jaunt raised a lot of money but has similarly disappeared; NextVR also raised a lot of money

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‘Mixtape’ studio reassures players game won’t be shut down over music rights

The soundtrack features Smashing Pumpkins, DEVO and The Cure

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Superbooth 2026 Highlights Innovative Music Gear

From one-button synths and next-gen kalimbas to supersized delays and budget grooveboxes, Superbooth 2026 did not disappoint. Here are the 10 new releases I want in my studio

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MusicRadar's Top 10 Gear Picks from Superbooth 2026

From one-button synths and next-gen kalimbas to supersized delays and budget grooveboxes, Superbooth 2026 did not disappoint. Here are the 10 new releases I want in my studio

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Roland Pink Signals Momentum in German Electronic Scene with Double-Digit Growth

German artist Roland Pink sees a 16% surge in Spotify followers, signaling an emerging presence and concentrated listener discovery within the electronic music space.

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Superbooth 2026 Highlights: 10 Must-Have Gear Releases

From one-button synths and next-gen kalimbas to supersized delays and budget grooveboxes, Superbooth 2026 did not disappoint. Here are the 10 new releases I want in my studio

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Superbooth 2026 Highlights: 10 Must-Have Gear Releases

From one-button synths and next-gen kalimbas to supersized delays and budget grooveboxes, Superbooth 2026 did not disappoint. Here are the 10 new releases I want in my studio