Music & Tech
Kompose Audio Releases Glowtone Keys For Soundbox
Image Cred: Kompose Audio Kompose Audio has released Glowtone Keys, a new Soundbox instrument built from the Piano 1 preset of the Roland JX-8P. The pack is priced at $6, though Kompose is currently offering it free with any product purchase through May 31. The pitch here is simple: classic mid-80s
John Summit & David Guetta Dominate WARM Global Dance Radio Chart With Multiple Hits
The chart ranks the top dance tracks worldwide, based on monitored airplay across 200-plus dance stations in more than 30 countries.
Chris Brown Reveals GloRilla, YoungBoy Never Broke Again & More to Appear on His New Album ‘Brown’
C. Breezy's 12th studio album arrives soon.
Music industry welcomes inclusion of AI concerns in US government’s latest piracy report
The US government has published its annual report on global IP concerns, adding a short section on AI, much to the delight of the music industry. The report also notes that a proposal in India to introduce statutory licensing for AI training “has raised deep concerns” among US rightsholders
YouTube to let video creators swap out Content ID tracks for royalty-free AI substitutes
A new feature on YouTube will make it easy for video creators dealing with Content ID copyright claims to replace copyright protected music in their videos with royalty free AI-generated instrumentals. Innovations like this could negatively impact on YouTuber-centric production music companies
ARTinoise Trillo Turns A Tiny Digital Flute Into A MIDI Controller
ARTinoise has launched Trillo on Kickstarter, and while the campaign positions it as a tiny all-in-one digital flute, the most useful angle for producers is much simpler: this thing can function as a compact MIDI wind controller over USB-C or Bluetooth. That is the part worth paying attention to. Bu
Black Lion Audio Auteur 8DAT Adds Eight Auteur Preamps To ADAT Studios
All images courtesy of Black Lion Audio Black Lion Audio has introduced the Auteur 8DAT, a two-rack-space unit that combines eight Auteur mic preamps, ADAT expansion, and integrated word clocking in one recording-focused box. The unit is available for pre-order as of May 5, 2026, with shipping expec
A bill in France would force AI firms to prove they didn’t use copyrighted content to train their tech. The country’s music biz is urging lawmakers to pass it
The law would reverse the burden of proof in copyright disputes involving AI in France Source
CORTIS’ ‘GREENGREEN’: All 6 Tracks Ranked
The BIGHIT MUSIC group's second EP turns studio routines, restless instinct and self-definition into the outline of a sharper sound.
A Canadian fiddler is suing Google for $1.5million after AI Overview wrongly said he was a sex offender
He says the false claims have left him “fearing for my own safety going on stage”
Ableton Live 12.4 is out now, with Link Audio and updated Erosion, Delay and Chorus-Ensemble devices
Link Audio allows users to stream multi-channel audio between compatible devices over a local network in real time
“Isolate or remove instruments from any song… Remove the guitar and step into the player’s shoes”: With AI stem separation, component-level modelling, and access to 200,000+ neural captures, Blackstar says the Beam Mini “redefines” the desktop amp
Introduced at NAMM 2026, the Beam Mini ups the ante for the digital practice amp, giving players access to AI-driven practice tools, Tone3000 NAM captures and top-class modelled sounds
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. Tuesday 19 May, 18:00 to 22:00 BST, at H.O.M.E in London. Four founders pitch live to a panel of se
YouTube allows creators to replace music with copyright issues with genAI songs
US-based YouTube creators who are finding their videos struck down by pesky content ID claims due to the use of copyright-protected music can now generate replacement instrumental tracks in the back-end of the site, YouTube Studio. The “replace song” tool will now include a “create” button. Users fr
Steven Soderbergh used AI in upcoming John Lennon doc working with Meta
The film will debut at this month's Cannes
Suno reportedly looking to raise $1/4 billion+ in latest funding round
Only six months ago, GenAI music platform Suno announced a $250m Series-C funding round. That valued the company at $2.45bn and took its total funding (post seed and Series A rounds) to $375M. Now, Billboard reports, Suno is looking for another round of funding – that’s Series-D for those of you kee
“I asked Sean and he said, ‘Oh, he would’ve wanted to engage’”: Steven Soderbergh on his John Lennon doc and its use of AI
It won’t try to bring Lennon back to life, he insists
“An ‘instrument’ rather than a ‘synthesizer’”: Buchla Ziggy is a desktop analogue West Coast synth available for (just) under $1000
Complex oscillators and audio-rate modulation meets digital mod routing and effects in Buchla’s surprisingly approachable new monosynth
Suno is raising another $250 million+ at a $5 billion valuation (reports)
Suno will likely raise above $250 million, the same amount that it pulled in during its Series C just six months ago, sources told Billboard. Source
Quavo & Offset Reunite in the Studio After Fueling Migos Album Speculation
The Atlanta natives are working together again after the duo appeared to tease a Migos tribute project.