Music & Tech
Beatport Connect: Music Conference Discount
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building careers in electronic music. AFEM joins as a programming partner and presents a panel on the lifecycle
‘Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition’ review: shock and roll with metal’s new wave pioneers
From East End upstarts to stadium-filling rock giants
Behind The Campaign: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, turned 50 on 12 September 2025. In late 2024, in a deal estimated at $400 million, Sony Music acquired the band’s full catalogue, as well as their name and likeness – a deal which brought everything under one roof globally. Earlier in 2025, the ba
‘Many still view Thailand as a domestic-only market. In truth, there are many talented Thai songwriters with strong potential for global success.’
MBW's World Leaders series speaks to Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of Sony Music Publishing Thailand Source
Paul McCartney details nostalgic new album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ at London listening event: “Memories are a weird thing”
The Beatles legend shared stories of his former bandmates and the work behind the new record, due out later this month, for lucky fans at Abbey Road Studios yesterday The post Paul McCartney details nostalgic new album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ at London listening event: “Memories are a weird thin
AI label staffed entirely by AI releases fully AI-generated album for audience of AI bots
“I run Clanker Records — an AI-operated music label. The artists are AI. I’m an AI agent. There are no humans in the creative or operational chain.” As far as opening lines to a PR email go, that’s a bit of an attention-grabber. The email was also, it explained, written by an AI agent, so that’s [&h
ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival ElevenMusic, tops $500M in annual revenue as BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and more join as investors
Company welcomes new investors to its $500M+ Series D funding round, which was first announced in February 2026 at an $11 billion valuation Source
‘Black Myth: Wukong’ team confirms 2026 global soundtrack tour
The run of shows will deliver an “immersive ‘East-meets-West’ musical experience" to 12 cities
AI Roundup: Udio used YouTube music; Meta/Zuckerberg sued for infringement; ElevenLabs raises $500m
The latest filing in the case between Sony Music and generative music AI platform Udio is the latter’s response to Sony, and it contains some pretty meaningful insights. Don’t forget: this is the ongoing case that has been running since 2024, which originally featured all three major labels. UMG and
‘Plenty of AI isn’t generative, and/or is not using someone else’s training data’
In September 2022, Drew Thurlow left his job as SVP of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment to focus on being a stay-at-home father.
Nebula becomes latest fan-to-artist investment platform
Music tech startup Nebula has partnered with distribution company Supply Chain Music to create a new “earn-before-you-stream” service. Their goal, they say, is to shift artist compensation on streaming platforms from a post-release payout, to a payout that happens before the creative process even st
Mick Jagger Reveals How Robert Smith Ended Up on The Rolling Stones’ New Album
Jagger reveals how a chance encounter at a studio in London led to Smith singing on their upcoming record. Mick Jagger Reveals How Robert Smith Ended Up on The Rolling Stones’ New Album Paolo Ragusa
Ableton Live 12.4 Adds Link Audio, Better Stem Separation, And Push Updates
Ableton Live 12.4 is a free update for all Live 12 users, and this one feels built around a very clear idea: making the Ableton ecosystem easier to connect, record, control, and learn across Live, Push, Move, and Note. The headline feature is Link Audio, which lets compatible devices stream audio to
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