Music & Tech
Quavo & Offset Heat Up Migos Reunion Rumors With Return to Instagram
Huncho and Set returned to the studio together for the first time in years over the weekend.
TME Chart Unveils 30 Under 30 Young Singers, Highlighting a New Generation of Chinese Music Talent
Lars Huang, Yu Zi and Zhicheng Mu ranked No. 1 in the Core Group, Pioneer Group and Rising Star Group, respectively.
“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review
Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?
Clearaudio Launches Groove Archive Box And Anti-Static Inner Sleeves
Clearaudio has spent nearly 50 years building its reputation around analog playback, but its latest release looks at a part of vinyl ownership that often gets treated as an afterthought: storage. The German analog audio specialist has introduced the Groove Archive Box, a handmade vinyl storage solut
Kiviak Instruments WoFi LE Brings Portable Sampling To A €299 Hardware Box
Kiviak Instruments has announced the WoFi LE, a new portable sampler that brings the core WoFi workflow into a smaller and lower-cost hardware format. The unit is expected in late 2026 or early 2027, with pricing set at $349 or €299. The main idea is clear: take the sample-first workflow of the orig
Acustica Audio RUST 2 Adds NOVA Saturation To A Passive EQ Design
Acustica Audio has released RUST 2, a passive equalizer plug-in built around a rare seven-band EQ design from the 1960s and powered by the company’s NOVA engine. The angle here is clear: fixed-band passive EQ tone with input-driven harmonic behavior, real-time visual feedback, Mid/Side control, and
Believe partners with Google to offer AI music creation tool Flow Music to its artists
Believe is partnering with Google to offer the tech giant’s AI music creation platform, Google Flow Music, to artists across Believe and TuneCore. The partnership was announced on Tuesday (May 6) via a Google blog post by Seth Forsgren, Group Product Manager at Google Flow Music. Under the deal, Bel
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 careers in electronic music. AFEM joins as a programming partner and presents a panel on the lifecycle
‘Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition’ review: shock and roll with metal’s new wave pioneers
From East End upstarts to stadium-filling rock giants
Behind The Campaign: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, turned 50 on 12 September 2025. In late 2024, in a deal estimated at $400 million, Sony Music acquired the band’s full catalogue, as well as their name and likeness – a deal which brought everything under one roof globally. Earlier in 2025, the ba
‘Many still view Thailand as a domestic-only market. In truth, there are many talented Thai songwriters with strong potential for global success.’
MBW's World Leaders series speaks to Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of Sony Music Publishing Thailand Source
Paul McCartney details nostalgic new album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ at London listening event: “Memories are a weird thing”
The Beatles legend shared stories of his former bandmates and the work behind the new record, due out later this month, for lucky fans at Abbey Road Studios yesterday The post Paul McCartney details nostalgic new album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ at London listening event: “Memories are a weird thin
AI label staffed entirely by AI releases fully AI-generated album for audience of AI bots
“I run Clanker Records — an AI-operated music label. The artists are AI. I’m an AI agent. There are no humans in the creative or operational chain.” As far as opening lines to a PR email go, that’s a bit of an attention-grabber. The email was also, it explained, written by an AI agent, so that’s [&h
ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival ElevenMusic, tops $500M in annual revenue as BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and more join as investors
Company welcomes new investors to its $500M+ Series D funding round, which was first announced in February 2026 at an $11 billion valuation Source
‘Black Myth: Wukong’ team confirms 2026 global soundtrack tour
The run of shows will deliver an “immersive ‘East-meets-West’ musical experience" to 12 cities
AI Roundup: Udio used YouTube music; Meta/Zuckerberg sued for infringement; ElevenLabs raises $500m
The latest filing in the case between Sony Music and generative music AI platform Udio is the latter’s response to Sony, and it contains some pretty meaningful insights. Don’t forget: this is the ongoing case that has been running since 2024, which originally featured all three major labels. UMG and
‘Plenty of AI isn’t generative, and/or is not using someone else’s training data’
In September 2022, Drew Thurlow left his job as SVP of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment to focus on being a stay-at-home father.
Nebula becomes latest fan-to-artist investment platform
Music tech startup Nebula has partnered with distribution company Supply Chain Music to create a new “earn-before-you-stream” service. Their goal, they say, is to shift artist compensation on streaming platforms from a post-release payout, to a payout that happens before the creative process even st
Mick Jagger Reveals How Robert Smith Ended Up on The Rolling Stones’ New Album
Jagger reveals how a chance encounter at a studio in London led to Smith singing on their upcoming record. Mick Jagger Reveals How Robert Smith Ended Up on The Rolling Stones’ New Album Paolo Ragusa
Ableton Live 12.4 Adds Link Audio, Better Stem Separation, And Push Updates
Ableton Live 12.4 is a free update for all Live 12 users, and this one feels built around a very clear idea: making the Ableton ecosystem easier to connect, record, control, and learn across Live, Push, Move, and Note. The headline feature is Link Audio, which lets compatible devices stream audio to