Music & Tech
Billy Corgan Vows Never Use AI to Make Music: “It’s a Deal with the Devil”
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman patently refuses to use AI when making music. Billy Corgan Vows Never Use AI to Make Music: “It’s a Deal with the Devil” Spencer Kaufman
With Her Immersive New ‘Paracosm’ LP, Pop Savant Absolutely Aims to Join Her Eldest Sister RAYE in Rewriting Top 40’s Rules
Absolutely breaks down her gorgeous new Paracosm album and talks about collaborating with sisters RAYE and Amma.
Just how many audio-streaming service users does India have?
During her keynote address at the All About Music conference in Mumbai in August 2025, IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley said that India had “192m users on free streaming in India, […] The post is from Music Ally.
Can You Picture Kelly Clarkson, Travis Barker and ‘Weird Al’ Cameos On New Muppets-Themed Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios?
The replacement for the Aerosmith ride will rock down the tracks to a song list including Electric Mayhem Band covers of Blur, Def Leppard and Steppenwolf.
One of our favourite Les Pauls just got more affordable as Gibson gives limited run Double Trouble the Studio treatment – but is it the more versatile guitar?
Okay, so you lose the body binding and the case is soft, but the Double Trouble Studio has Ultra Modern weight relief, push/pull coil-taps, and there is a considerable saving to be had
Auxy and Cuckoo Announce New Keyboard Instrument
The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument
Moog Reissues Iconic Minimoog Model D in Limited Edition
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D will be hand-assembled in Moog’s North Carolina production facility
Splice launches generative AI tools that fairly compensate sample creators
Variations creates five unique spins on a chosen sound, letting you specify a key and tempo and dial in a chosen level of complexity
Splice launches generative AI tools that fairly compensate sample creators
Variations creates five unique spins on a chosen sound, letting you specify a key and tempo and dial in a chosen level of complexity
UK Amp Pioneer Lyndon Laney, Founder of Laney Amplification, Dies at 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Moog Reissues Limited Edition Minimoog Model D in Honor of Bob Moog
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D will be hand-assembled in Moog’s North Carolina production facility
Catalogue is key factor in UK’s most-streamed artists for 2025
Coldplay’s last studio album came out in October 2024. Dua Lipa’s came out in May that year. Arctic Monkeys’ last long-player was released in October 2022. And Calvin Harris’s came out in August 2024. Why are we reeling off the most-recent album release-dates for British artists? Because these were
UK Amp Pioneer Lyndon Laney Dies at 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Moog Announces Limited Edition Minimoog Model D Reissue
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D will be hand-assembled in Moog’s North Carolina production facility
Petition to Save London's Battery Studios Launched
The Willesden studio – which was founded in 1967 as Morgan Studios – is currently under threat of demolition and redevelopment into flats
Applications open for 2026 edition of IPRS’ Soundscapes of India
Apart from the presence of Katseye’s Lara Raj, Coachella—which programmed Arooj Aftab and Raveena in 2022; Ali Sethi, Diljit Dosanjh, Jai Paul, Jai Wolf and Joy Crookes in 2023; AP […] The post is from Music Ally.
Splice launches AI tools that compensate sample creators when their sounds are used
Firm says original sample creators will be compensated when their sounds are used to generate new material Source
Petition launched to save London’s legendary Battery Studios from demolition
The Willesden studio – which was founded in 1967 as Morgan Studios – is currently under threat of demolition and redevelopment into flats
Auxy and Cuckoo Tease New Hardware Instrument
The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument
Lyndon Laney, UK Amp Pioneer, Dies at 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too