Music & Tech
RIAA, NMPA, and more file amicus brief backing UMG, Concord and ABKCO in original Anthropic case, arguing AI firm’s unlicensed copying is ‘inexcusable’
Brief urges court to reject Anthropic's fair use defense in case brought by UMPG, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO Source
BTS Members on Starstruck Moments and AI-like Member
The members also shared which of them is like a walking AI chatbot, because he "knows everything."
Music Ally Insight Report :: The State of Music Streaming 2026
Welcome to our first Insight Report of 2026, which looks at the music streaming ecosystem.And the topic that dominates this year’s issue is, of course AI. But fret not: this isn’t an ‘AI is brilliant’ brovangelising report, but neither is it a ‘sky’s falling in’ doomread. The industry is now at a tr
This free plugin captures the shrill and squeaky sound of the most irritating musical instrument known to man... just in time for April Fool’s Day
Ujam's BeautyFlute Pro is a virtual instrument based on the discordant tones of a poorly-played recorder
BTS Reveals Which Celebs Have Left Them the Most Starstruck, Including This ‘Amazing’ Pop Star
The members also shared which of them is like a walking AI chatbot, because he "knows everything."
Music Venue Trust Honors Paul 'Jacko' Jackson, Acknowledging His Impact on Grassroots Music
The "fluid and immersive experience" will see O'Brien showcase his new solo album, out this spring
UJAM Turns the Internet’s Favorite Bad Flute Into a Free Plug-in
UJAM has released BEAUTYFLUTE Pro, a free plug-in that takes a very specific internet joke and turns it into a usable production tool. On the surface, it looks polished, bright, and deliberately overdesigned in the way parody software often does. Underneath that, it is aimed at producers who underst
Kanye West’s three night Wireless booking criticised by antisemitism campaigners
Kanye West headlining this year’s Wireless festival is proving controversial. Antisemitism campaigners have criticised the rapid rehabilitation of the rapper, noting that - while West apologised for past antisemitic statements in January - his “cycle of apology and relapse has become a routine”
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien announces ‘An Evening With… Blue Morpho’ 2026 UK and European tour with Dave Okumu and ESKA
The "fluid and immersive experience" will see O'Brien showcase his new solo album, out this spring
XLN Audio Releases DB-30 Drum Butter for Drum Processing
Equipped with six effects modules covering compression, saturation, reverb, pitch-shifting and more, DB-30 is built to add punch, character and identity to any drum part
Kanye West booking at Wireless Festival draws criticism from UK Jewish leadership
The group was joined by the Campaign Against Antisemitism in their condemnation of the booking of rapper who has repeatedly embraced pro-Nazi messaging and once sold swastika t-shirts.
U.K.’s Jewish Leadership Council Calls Three-Night Kanye West Booking at Wireless Festival ‘Deeply Irresponsible’
The group was joined by the Campaign Against Antisemitism in their condemnation of the booking of rapper who has repeatedly embraced pro-Nazi messaging and once sold swastika t-shirts.
“Just like when you get a new distortion pedal it makes you want to play guitar, I wanted that same feeling for DB-30”: XLN Audio wants to put the fun back in drum processing with DB-30 Drum Butter
Equipped with six effects modules covering compression, saturation, reverb, pitch-shifting and more, DB-30 is built to add punch, character and identity to any drum part
MUBI Podcast to return for new season about music and film, titled ‘Needle On The Record – Side 2’ with Studio Ghibli, Jack O’Connell and more
A preview episode drops April 16, with the series arriving June 4
Electro-Harmonix Releases Classic Pedals as Plugins
Teaming up with MixWave, EHX presents three Big Muffs, the Deluxe Memory Man, Electric Mistress and the Small Clone for your DAW
SeatGeek gives ticketing an AI twist with ChatGPT integration
The number of music-related integrations with ChatGPT is growing, with SeatGeek joining Spotify and Apple Music on OpenAI’s app store. The post is from Music Ally.
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Nadine Shah among line-up for The Great Escape 2026 conference speakers
The two of them will be talking about mental health in partnership with the CALM charity
“Each effect has been recreated using detailed component-level modeling, faithfully capturing the behaviour of the original analogue circuitry”: Electro-Harmonix launches six of its most-famous pedals as plugins
Teaming up with MixWave, EHX presents three Big Muffs, the Deluxe Memory Man, Electric Mistress and the Small Clone for your DAW
OpenAI raises $122bn and says it’s now making $2bn a month
What was that about OpenAI raising a $110bn funding round valuing the company at $730bn? The AI giant has now updated those figures. The post is from Music Ally.
TikTok to let US creators sell personalized videos in-app through its new Cameo partnership
The integration allows TikTok creators to sign up for Cameo without leaving the platform and add customized call-to-action buttons to their TikTok content. Source