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Daily AI Song Uploads on Deezer
The French streaming service claims that fully AI-generated content represents roughly 44% of daily uploads now.
Jason Aldean Reflects on His Journey to Billboard Chart-Topping Success | Billboard Chart History
Country superstar Jason Aldean takes us through his No. 1 on the Billboard chart hits with personal backstories like how “Don’t You Wanna Stay” came to be with Kelly Clarkson and why she made him throw his studio notes in the trash, why Ludacris was perfect for “Dirt Road Anthem,” how “She’s Country
Deezer Says 75,000 AI Songs Are Now Uploaded Daily
The French streaming service claims that fully AI-generated content represents roughly 44% of daily uploads now.
Anne Hathaway & FKA twigs Talk ‘Mother Mary’ Music, What to Wear to the Studio & Becoming a Pop Star: ‘Annie Just Embodied the Confidence’
Hathaway, who stars as titular pop singer Mother Mary in the new A24 film, and FKA twigs, who appears in the film and on its soundtrack, discuss writing and recording the original music.
Why Wisin Says Ivy Queen Is the Reason ‘Many of Us Are Able to Make a Living Through Our Art Today’
The Puerto Rican icon is Billboard's 2026 Latin Women in Music Pioneer Award recipient.
“We strongly believe that in the coming years, writing code manually won't be a thing. What will be left is the fun stuff”: Inside the new wave of AI tools turning prompts into plugins
AI-powered plugin generators like Amorph and Pluginmaker.ai promise to democratize development – but is vibe coding really the future of plugin design, or just hype?
Basement Jaxx Recreated a Gary Numan Bassline for "Where’s Your Head At"
Where’s your head at? Because our headspace is deep in Moog territory, as we rebuild a classic Gary Numan bass patch that was famously sampled by Basement Jaxx
BTS to Launch ‘ARIRANG’ Immersive Experiences in Las Vegas and Busan
The events will take place in Nevada from May 20-31 and in South Korea from June 5-21.
Laufey Fortnite partnership extends to her own playable island
We reported last week on Laufey becoming the latest artist to headline a season of Fortnite Festival, the music game-within-the-game on Fortnite. But it turns out her activation on the platform goes further than this. Sony Immersive Music Studios has teamed up with AWAL to launch a separate creator-
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya reveals a music-making app called Bop
No need to look puzzled: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is not, in fact, a vinyl-themed boozer in Tokyo’s youth-culture hotspot. It’s actually a “music software label” founded by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to he head of innovation at Spotify. Although he did come up with the name in one of those bars. What
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya launches a music-making app called Bop
No need to look puzzled: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is not, in fact, a vinyl-themed boozer in Tokyo’s youth-culture hotspot. It’s actually a “music software label” founded by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to he head of innovation at Spotify. Although he did come up with the name in one of those bars. What
OpenAI boss Sam Altman’s ‘World’ gets into concert ticketing
Sam Altman is best known as the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, but he’s got another project called ‘World’ that is suddenly directly relevant to the music industry. Sharply summarised by Wired as “Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project” in a recent article, the initiative descri
BTS Announce ‘City Las Vegas’ and ‘City Busan’ ARIRANG Immersive Experiences
The events will take place in Nevada from May 20-31 and in South Korea from June 5-21.
IngaRose is a hit as SIQA launches ‘AI Music Intelligence’ report
Actually, a quick public service announcement about ‘hit’ first. It may be high time we stopped using ‘is number one on an iTunes chart somewhere’ as a marker for success in the modern streaming age. With no disrespect to Apple, it doesn’t take *that* many sales to have an iTunes hit nowadays. A poi
MusicRadar's Weekly Deals: Yamaha Turntables, Korg Synths, and More On Sale
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, PRS, Yamaha, Fender and more
Jose González Explores AI Collaboration on New Album
But the Swedish singer songwriter has a more nuanced view of AI
“I’m curious about this new technology”: Jose González has collaborated with ChatGPT on his new album
But the Swedish singer songwriter has a more nuanced view of AI
Telepathic Instruments Releases Pistil App and Plugin
Telepathic Instruments Pistil is also available as a VST3/AU plugin for those that don't own Orchid, putting its Tame Impala-designed sounds in your DAW
Tame Impala's synth company releases Pistil companion app for Orchid
Telepathic Instruments Pistil is also available as a VST3/AU plugin for those that don't own Orchid, putting its Tame Impala-designed sounds in your DAW
Music Gear Deals of the Week: Discounts on Turntables, Synths, and More
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, PRS, Yamaha, Fender and more