Music & Tech
Deezer Says It’s Getting Spammed with AI Songs
Deezer says that AI songs account for 44% of daily uploads, even though it only makes up 1-3% of music humans consume. Deezer Says It’s Getting Spammed with AI Songs Wren Graves
Immersive David Bowie Experience "You're Not Alone" Opens in London
NME caught a first look and spoke to the team behind the epic, immersive new experience
BadComppany on Trusting Instinct in the Booth and the Studio
Dirtybird is opening a new chapter with its Flight Week Brazil series, and the first release sets the tone immediately. BadComppany’s “No Rules” EP, created during the Belo Horizonte writing camp, introduces the concept through two tracks that reflect how these sessions actually function in practice
Inside ‘David Bowie: You’re Not Alone’ at London’s Lightroom: “There’s a sense of being at a gig, but you’re also time-travelling”
NME caught a first look and spoke to the team behind the epic, immersive new experience
Sennheiser’s HD 480 PRO Targets the Closed-Back Problem Head-On
Sennheiser’s new HD 480 PRO feels aimed at one of the oldest tradeoffs in studio headphones. Closed-back models give you isolation, but they often come with low-end issues, comfort fatigue, or a sense that the image is narrowing the longer you work. The HD 480 PRO is clearly built to push against th
AI's Impact on Record Contracts Sparks Debate Among Music Attorneys
Billboard investigates the ways labels accumulate AI training rights, either through explicit new contract language or novel applications of older provisions.
How AI Rights Are Changing Record Contracts — and Why Music Attorneys Are Pushing Back
Billboard investigates the ways labels accumulate AI training rights, either through explicit new contract language or novel applications of older provisions.
Audioslave's 'Out of Exile' Set for Vinyl Reissue, Including Limited Liquid Vinyl Edition
Original vinyl pressings of the band's acclaimed second LP sell for hundreds of dollars per copy. Audioslave’s Out of Exile Gets Vinyl Reissue, Including First-Ever Liquid Vinyl Release Langdon Hickma
ANOTR & 54 Ultra's 'Talk to You' Tops Global Dance Radio Chart for Third Consecutive Week
The chart ranks the top dance tracks worldwide, based on monitored airplay across 200-plus dance stations in more than 30 countries.
ANOTR & 54 Ultra’s ‘Talk to You’ Rules WARM Global Dance Radio Chart for Third Week
The chart ranks the top dance tracks worldwide, based on monitored airplay across 200-plus dance stations in more than 30 countries.
Audioslave’s Out of Exile Gets Vinyl Reissue, Including First-Ever Liquid Vinyl Release
Original vinyl pressings of the band's acclaimed second LP sell for hundreds of dollars per copy. Audioslave’s Out of Exile Gets Vinyl Reissue, Including First-Ever Liquid Vinyl Release Langdon Hickman
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Olivia Rodrigo Performs with Addison Rae at Coachella
The duo sang “Headphones On” together before giving Rodrigo’s new song “Drop Dead” its live debut
Olivia Rodrigo Duets with Addison Rae at Coachella
The duo sang “Headphones On” together before giving Rodrigo’s new song “Drop Dead” its live debut
Amazon will invest up to $25bn more in AI company Anthropic
Despite a damaging fallout with the White House – and ongoing lawsuits from music publishers – AI company Anthropic continues to have no problems raising huge amounts of funding from tech giants. Amazon has just invested another $5bn in the company “with up to an additional $20 billion in the future
“Prince invited us to Paisley Park studios to jam – and he’s playing guitar and piano at the same time! You can’t compete with that”: No Doubt were thrilled to work with Prince – but their first meeting with him was a humbling experience
“You don’t walk away going, ‘He’s a normal guy’”
Harley Benton Releases High-End Bass Guitar for BassTheWorld
With Kloppman pickups, CTS pots, Gotoh hardware and premium tonewoods, this MV-4JB Plus an upscale J-style to challenge our preconceptions of Harley Benton as just an entry level brand
“The features on this bad boy are very different”: Budget gear giant Harley Benton goes high-end for BassTheWorld signature bass
With Kloppman pickups, CTS pots, Gotoh hardware and premium tonewoods, this MV-4JB Plus an upscale J-style to challenge our preconceptions of Harley Benton as just an entry level brand
In the age of generative AI, it’s high time for artists to organize.
Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Business Program at Syracuse University, argues that 2026 is the year artists should finally unionize – wielding joint leverage to improve things for anyone who’s ever stood in front of a mic… Source
Grimes Announces New Album Amidst AI Discussion
"It’s the same as monotheism taking over the Western world, if not much, much more impactful"
Olivia Rodrigo and Addison Rae's Coachella Performance
The duo sang “Headphones On” together before giving Rodrigo’s new song “Drop Dead” its live debut