Akai Teases Open-Source MPC Sample Key, a Pitched-Sample Instrument for Modders
Exclusive images show a compact sampler for pitched playback, sharing MPC controls as Akai promises open software and invites Behringer comparisons.
Oct 31, 20262 views
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Jay-Z to Headline Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation say the hip-hop mogul and Roc Nation founder will perform Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Oct 27, 20262 views
Method Man Finally Hears Wu-Tang Clan’s Secret ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ Album
Podcast ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ plays snippets of the one-copy album, while a Netflix doc explores its journey from Martin Shkreli to PleasrDAO.
Oct 16, 20262 views
YouTube Rolls Out 'Made with AI' Labels for Music Tracks Across Its Platforms
The move gives listeners a way to spot — and avoid — songs generated or altered by AI, relying on creator disclosures and YouTube's own detection signals.
Oct 14, 20262 views
DistroKid Removes Songs Without Notice as UMG's 'AI-Slop Pipeline' Lawsuit Escalates
Artists say their non-AI tracks are being swept up in quiet takedowns after UMG accused the distributor of flooding streaming services with junk.
Oct 11, 20261 views
Suno Debuts AI Speech Beta Amid Lawsuits, a Training-Data Leak and a Landmark German Ruling
The $2.5B AI music startup is expanding into voice generation and licensing deals as artists, labels and European courts escalate their challenge.
Oct 2, 20263 views
Mighty Sparrow, Calypso King of the World, Dies at 91 in New York
Slinger Francisco's seven-decade career carried Trinidadian calypso from Port of Spain to the world, with 'Jean and Dinah' and 'Congo Man' among his anthems.
Sep 28, 20262 views
Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Video to Debut at VMAs, Starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell
The surprise single anchors 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' as a four-song release meets a prime-time MTV premiere
Sep 25, 20262 views
Ed Sheeran Calls Gaza Situation 'Catastrophic and Unjustifiable' as Tour Controversy Deepens
Singer opens Philadelphia solo show with Gaza remarks after Macklemore's removal and support acts' withdrawal amid backlash.
Sep 20, 20263 views
Fender's Impossible War: The Stratocaster Became Its Own Worst Enemy
The guitar giant is fighting to trademark a body shape so ubiquitous it's on your phone's emoji keyboard — and the law may not be on its side.
Sep 17, 20262 views
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