Music & Tech
Musician Skylar Grey is voicing… an AI plushie companion?
Much has been written about the dangers of musicians having their voices cloned using AI without their permission. But the flipside of that are new opportunities when it’s done with their permission and involvement. Here’s a new example involving artist Skylar Grey, who has guested on tracks by the
Gotobeat’s AI tech helped it sell over 150k tickets in 2025
We reported on startup Gotobeat’s funding round in April 2024, after the AI-powered ticketing firm had sold more than 30k tickets in London the previous year. Now it has provided an update on its growth, announcing that it sold more than 150k tickets in 2025, adding that its business saw 400% growth
TikTok’s Apple Music-powered ‘Play Full Song’ feature rolls out
We reported last month on TikTok’s latest beta feature: the ability to play full songs within its app via an Apple Music integration. At the time it was being tested in several countries, but not the US, UK or any European Union markets. The tests seem to have gone smoothly though: the feature is no
Minimal Audio releases “musically intelligent” plug-in, Poly Flanger
It's neatly described as where "modulation meets harmony"
“I have a little bit of a love-hate relationship with my Prophet ’08”: Art School Girlfriend on the synths, software and studio secrets behind new project Lean In
Download the stems for Art School Girlfriend's track The Peaks and create your own remix
AI-Generated 'Actress' Tilly Norwood Drops Music Video for 'Take the Lead': 'I’m Just a Tool, But I’ve Got Life'
Norwood's arrival in the acting world has coincided with several AI music avatars, including two who have topped Billboard charts.
Excite Audio announces latest sample-based synth, Evolve Air
The ambient-friendly soft synth is inspired by the likes of Tim Hecker, Jon Hopkins and Brian Eno
“A lot of people got a hard drive full of music and they don’t know how to finish… just tell everybody, ‘Hey, that’s what I got – hope you like it!’”: Watch Saba, No ID and Jimmy Douglass build a track from scratch
The next edition of Universal Audio's Apollo Creators series documents Chicagoan rapper Saba's free-flowing session with two veteran producers
Amsterdam Dance Event announces Jean-Michel Jarre as guest of honour for 30th anniversary
The French electronic music pioneer will perform an exclusive live set and deliver a keynote interview at ADE Pro
Bitwig Studio 6 is here with improved automation, Clip Aliases and tons of workflow enhancements
Promising users a "big step up", Bitwig Studio 6 builds on core DAW functions to help music-making become faster and more intuitive
Is Suno the Music Industry's Biggest Nightmare — or Greatest Hope?
Inside the AI company showing, for better or worse, what the future of consumption and creation could look like.
How Suno's AI Model Is Disrupting the Music Business With CEO Mikey Shulman | Billboard On The Record
Suno is now generating 7 million songs a day — how will that change the music industry? Mikey Shulman, CEO and cofounder of Suno, joins Billboard On The Record to explain how he built the popular — but controversial — AI music company. Suno can generate new songs in seconds, and it has become the […
Music bodies welcome European Parliament adoption of AI report
Another day, another news story about an AI report by politicians that leans towards the creative industries’ views on the topic. We’ve already reported once on this one: it was published by the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee in January. It called for rightsholders to be able to opt o
AI-generated virtual actor Tilly Norwood is releasing music
While the music industry was getting its pants in a twist last year about AI project The Velvet Sundown, similar unrest was afoot in the film and TV world over the unveiling of AI-generated ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood. Actors and their unions protested vociferously, and the first project featuring Norwood
Yamaha launches a ‘Creator Pass’ for music and podcast tools
2026 appears to be all about the bundles – although thankfully for music publishers, we’re not talking about the controversial Spotify kind. We’re talking about bundles of creative tools. Apple launched its ‘Creator Studio’ subscription earlier this year, which included its Logic Pro and MainStage m
Apple Music lands exclusive TikTok partnership to bring full-song streaming into social app
The companies are also rolling out 'Listening Party,’ allowing fans to hear songs from an artist in real time and interact with each other. Source
Bon Jovi Biopic on Deck From Studio Behind 'Straight Outta Compton' and '8 Mile'
Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi is reportedly on board and Universal Pictures will have access to band's legendary catalog.
Mogwai and Rock Action celebrate 30 years with video for debut single 'Tuner' along with new Scottish and European tour dates
Tickets go on sale next week
“The first thing I start off with is figuring out the chords like this. As you can see, I put them in manually”: PinkPantheress reveals that she composes and records her chord progressions using her MacBook’s QWERTY keyboard
Who needs a MIDI controller when you’ve got Logic Pro’s Musical Typing feature?
Baby Audio's “most advanced synthesizer to date” is a granular plugin with audio-rate modulation capable of creating “entirely new textures”
Grainferno's morphing, dual sample engine will turn your loops and one-shots into “tonal instruments, lush evolving atmospheres and volatile digital noise”