Music & Tech
Anthrax Announce First Album in 10 Years, Unleash Single “It’s For the Kids”: Stream
The legendary thrash band's upcoming 12th studio album Cursum Perficio is out September 18th. Anthrax Announce First Album in 10 Years, Unleash Single “It’s For the Kids”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Zara Larsson and EsDeeKid go gaming in Roblox and Fortnite
Zara Larsson was one of the first artists to enjoy success on Roblox, generating more than $1m of virtual-merch sales from her first activation there in 2021. Now she’s back. Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun World is the latest virtual experience from Sony’s Immersive Music Studios team. It’s a virtual p
AI music-videos startup Sondo AI says it has 10m global users
We’re new to ‘AI music video generator’ Sondo AI, but it seems plenty of other people aren’t. The startups say that it has “surpassed 10 million global users” already. There’s another metric in its announcement that provides some context for that: its community has “generated more than 15 million mu
“To everyone who is gassed up about the new ways you can fake making art, by all means drive right off that cliff”: Jack Antonoff blasts those who use AI in music
They’re “Godless whores”, apparently
Feedback MTUK x AFEM: a music tech pitch competition for electronic labels and publishers
Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.
Beatport Connect: Music Conference Discount
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Brighton Music Conference 2026 announced
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
Next-gen labels: new models, new ideas and, yes, some AI
One of the main strands at our Music Ally NEXT conference this June is ‘next-gen labels’. Here are some notable recent examples.
Brighton Music Conference 2026
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 Friday 22 May at Lazy Fin, with one-to-one sessions across rights, sync, marketing, label management, A
Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels
Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.
Beatport Connect NYC Conference Announced
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
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Phil Collins on His Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Superbooth 2026: 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
I went to Superbooth and these are the 10 bits of gear I wanted to take home with me
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
Phil Collins' Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Phil Collins' Roland CR-78 Drum Machine Story
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Phil Collins' Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Phil Collins on the Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Beatport Connect Announces Music Conference in Brooklyn
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca