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Neil Young is back in the studio writing songs about “the worst president in the history of our country”
"Politics today is sad and depressing for me. I can't do it anymore"
MIDiA: Global Recorded Music Revenue Grew 9.4% in 2025, With Bump From Labels' Share of Expanded Rights
The market share of major and indie labels' windfall from merch, live and branding drove broad-based industry growth, according to MIDiA Research.
“All I hear is ‘Auto-Tune sucks’, ‘drum machines have no soul’ and ‘you can’t make hip-hop on a laptop because computers have no swing’”: Flying Lotus on the backlash against AI music – and why he's staying out of it
FlyLo weighs in on Suno and talks us through the making of BIG MAMA, a chaotic speedrun of an EP that zooms through chiptune, breakcore and jazz fusion without looping a single bar
“I didn't get it at first. Then I visited my friend's studio. The way he was using it opened my eyes”: House icons Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on embracing AI in the studio
As they reissue the cult classic Intro for its 25th anniversary, the French producers tell us how they see AI reshaping sampling culture
Executive Turntable: WMG CEO to Receive Paley Honor — Plus, Universal Music Nordics Re-Bjørn
Your weekly roundup of promotions, hires and exits across music. This go-round? Big moves at WCM, whynow, Dammy Wimmer, 1916, LVRN Records and more.
‘Women’s Place in This Business Is Shrinking’: USC Annenberg Study Shows Decline in the Recording Studio
The latest Inclusion in the Recording Studio study shows that women are being consistently shut out of the top charts and awards in music.
Sonos boss isn’t impressed by music-streamers’ innovation
Tom Conrad is CEO of connected-speakers firm Sonos, but he was also chief technology officer at music-streaming service Pandora for a decade. His views on the current music-streaming landscape are certainly sharp. “The iPod invented the core conventions of modern digital music, and then in 2004, Pan
Vibe coding 101 for music marketers
Our most recent Sandbox Guide dives into a new “cheat code” for music marketers. Vibe coding is a way for anyone with a laptop to build custom software, microsites, and internal tools simply by describing them to AI. Here’s what you need to know: The window of opportunity is now. A lot like the ear
MusicRadar deals of the week: Score $200 off a whacky Gibson guitar, $150 off UAD plugins, and $200 off a must-have Moog synth
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, PRS, Yamaha, Fender and more
New Indian startup RaagaPay wants to fix AI’s Hindustani classical music problem
Delhi-based startup RaagaPay claims to be “India’s first ethical Indian classical music dataset for AI”, specifically Hindustani classical music. “When you ask a Suno to give [you a song in […] The post is from Music Ally.
“I’ve spent so many thousands of hours wasted on plugins – it just doesn't matter”: Fred Again on how "getting into the weeds" with software can distract from songwriting and make you less creative
"In terms of your reverb, compressor, EQ, all these things – it doesn't matter what you choose. They're all great"
“It was horrifying. All week, we were rehearsing. It was perfect. I don’t know exactly what happened”: Alex Warren on his Grammys night in-ear monitor mishap
At least Chappell Roan offered some consoling words
Jack Harlow’s Birthday Present Is the New Album ‘Monica’: Stream It Now
The Louisville native returns with Monica, his fourth studio album which drops March 13, on his 28th birthday.
The Problem with AI Companies 'Starting Fresh'.
The following MBW op/ed was written by prominent Entertainment and IP lawyer Krystle Delgado, Owner of Delgado Entertainment Law PLLC and host of the popular Top Music Attorney YouTube Podcast Source
Karan Aujla, Team Innovation to stage redo of Mumbai show
Promoter Team Innovation will stage another Mumbai show by Karan Aujla on 12 April, in response to the negative feedback they received for the concert staged in the city on […] The post is from Music Ally.
The Deals: Production Music Giant Slipstream Acquires Megatrax
Also: OpenPlay launches an app marketplace, and deals for TikTok and iHeartMedia, Pipeline and Clarty Partners, Dynamic Talent International and Madison House, and more.
"A massive expansion of its abilities as a modulation and automation powerhouse": Bitwig Studio 6 review
This sizeable update to Bitwig Studio expands on its strengths, and locks it in as the creative sound designer’s ultimate home base
Bad Gyal Talks New Album ‘Más Cara,’ Fangirling Over Rihanna & Meeting Bad Bunny, All Over KBBQ | Takes Us Out
Bad Gyal opens up about the meaning behind ‘Más Cara’ and her journey from underground artist to global star at Cote Miami. She shares the recording session with Chencho at Luny Tunes' studio in Puerto Rico, the emotional story behind the Jadiel remix, her sisterhood with Tokischa, and reflects on h
Baby Audio Turns Granular Synthesis Into a More Playable Tool With Grainferno
Baby Audio is stepping further into instrument design with Grainferno, a new granular synthesizer that turns samples into playable source material for synthesis, texture design, and more unstable digital experiments. It releases March 11, 2026, and from the way the company is positioning it, this fe
Get a FREE Bitwig 6 8-Track license exclusively with MusicRadar
To mark this week’s release of the latest version of Bitwig Studio, we’re offering MusicRadar readers a limited supply of codes for the 8-Track version of the DAW. But be quick!