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Clive Davis, Pioneering Record Executive, Dead at 94
The record executive famously discovered Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, and a host of other major artists during his career. Clive Davis, Pioneering Record Executive, Dead at 94 Glenn Rowley
Thomann vs Fender: World’s biggest music retailer pushes back at the Big F's cease-and-desist campaign
"The questions raised here go far beyond a mere legal dispute and affect the future of diversity, innovation and competition in our industry"
Best Early Amazon Prime Day 2026 Headphone Deals Live Now
Massive discounts are live on premium noise-canceling headphones from Sony, Bose, and Beats. Best Early Amazon Prime Day 2026 Headphone Deals Live Now Eddie Fu
Apple AirPods Max 2 Available at Lowest Price Ever
The premium over-ear headphones are currently $399 at Amazon. Apple AirPods Max 2 Are $150 Off, Dropping to Their Lowest Price Ever Eddie Fu
Apple AirPods Max 2 Are $150 Off, Dropping to Their Lowest Price Ever
The premium over-ear headphones are currently $399 at Amazon. Apple AirPods Max 2 Are $150 Off, Dropping to Their Lowest Price Ever Eddie Fu
Producer Recounts Recording "Livin' La Vida Loca" with Early Digital Technology
“It was like, you know, Thomas Edison or something," says Desmond Child. "We made it all the way to number one in a completely digitised format”
Sleep Return With Tour, Comic Book, and First New Song in Eight Years
The pioneering doom-metal band now includes Void’s Bubba Dupree on guitar and Melvins’ Dale Crover on drums
Tech startup RTM Audio launches AI music detector UAI, which issues a signed certificate with every verdict
RTM Audio was founded by mixing and mastering engineers Ohad Nissim, Teezio, and Calin Enache, alongside music attorney Matt Buser Source
Serenade launches new “smart formats” for events and digital wallets
Serenade has had quite a journey since it launched as a digital-album-collectable platform in the heady NFT-frenzy days. It then pivoted to offer chart-eligible merch products where items like button badges, lanyards, and tour posters can be purchased and activated via NFC chips which download an al
Atonemo and NTS Radio team up to create dedicated radio player device
If you were at Music Ally NEXT last week, you’ll have seen Leo Ballesteros, founder of Swedish audio company Atonemo and one of the finalists in our International Entrepreneur of the Year contest, talk about the launch of a neat little product based on the company’s Streamplayer. It’s called the NTS
Johnny Marr auctioning nearly 100 guitars
"I didn't like the idea of my studio space becoming a museum”
‘Ori’ boss hits out at Xbox Game Pass “slop” titles following studio shutdown rumours
“The catalogue was just nowhere near good enough”
Johnny Marr to auction nearly 100 of his guitars, including ones played with The Smiths and Billie Eilish
"I didn't like the idea of my studio space becoming a museum”
Music Industry Calls for Artist Consent on AI Deals
“The future of music must be built with artists, songwriters and their representatives, not imposed on them”
Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals
Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals Source
Music industry bodies pen open letter calling for consent for artists and songwriters before signing AI deals
“The future of music must be built with artists, songwriters and their representatives, not imposed on them”
How to Emulate Jon Hopkins' Signature Techniques with Plugins
We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano
How to Get Recognizable Pop Sounds and Effects Using Logic's Stock Plugins
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…
“You’ll find it in everything from the Prodigy to Skrillex”: How to get recognisable pop sounds and effects using only Logic’s stock plugins
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…
“I think you need to shake someone out of the state that they’re in in quite an aggressive way, then soothe it”: How to emulate one of Jon Hopkins' signature techniques with plugins
We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano