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Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82
Jerry Kasenetz, a hit-making record producer who, with his business partner, Jeffry Katz, gained a reputation as a “king of bubblegum” by defying rock's drift toward self-seriousness in the late 1960s, peppering the charts with sugary…
AI Is Testing What Society Wants From Music
Human beings may have sang before they spoke. Scientists from Charles Darwin onward have speculated that, for our early ancestors, music predated—and possibly formed the basis of—language. The “singing Neanderthals”…
The Music Of The Sea
For how crucial whales have been for humanity, from their harvest for meat and oil to their future use of saving the world from a space probe, humans knew very little about them until surprisingly recently. Most people, even in Herman Melville's…
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
An activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is preparing to release them online. Observers said the apparent leak could boost AI companies looking for material to develop their technology. A group called Anna's…
Broadway musical spotlights 'vital' role of local theatres - BBC News
Image source, Pamela Raith Photography A Broadway musical that originated at two regional theatres and saw a successful West End run is proving how 'vital' local productions are, theatre bosses have said. Jo Gordon, from the Royal & Derngate…
Music Lawyer Chris Castle Shares His 2026 Music Predictions
Hypebot's Future Predictions series is back. Join us as we ask the music industry's expert analysts what they think might unfold in the world of music in 2026. Chris Castle is an entertainment lawyer and the founder of Christian Castle Attorneys.
Exclusive: Cast and Creators of DAVID on Why It's a Musical
When BroadwayWorld was invited to the red carpet premiere of DAVID, the lauded animated film from Angel Studios that chronicles the rise of the biblical David from boy shepherd to king, the voice actors and creative team were all asked the same…
Activist group claims massive scrape of Spotify music catalog
Nation/World The group says it gathered data in the interest of 'preservation,' while Spotify says it shut down unlawful accounts. WASHINGTON — A group of online activists claim to have copied a large portion of Spotify's music library and…
Android Auto's music player is about to look a lot more expressive
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Android Auto v15.9.6551 includes code for a Material 3 Expressive-style wavy progress bar. The updated media UI adds visual flair to the playback interface but hasn't rolled out publicly yet. The change is part of…
Our audio expert tested dozens of Bluetooth speakers to find the best options for listening to music at home or on the go
The best Bluetooth speakers make it easy to enjoy your music anywhere, whether you're moving from room to room at home or heading out for the day. With no cables to fuss over, they stream audio wirelessly from your phone, tablet, or laptop…
Tanqueray's to close: Downtown music mainstay opened in 1989
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Opening in 1989, Tanqueray's Bar & Grille, a bastion of downtown Orlando's downtown scene, will close on New Year's Eve due to city regulations and a lease non-renewal. “The city has not been kind…
What Holiday Films Have the Best Christmas Music Moments?
Sometimes, holiday songs become classics thanks to originating in a film – say, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” from 1944's Meet Me in St. Louis. And then you have those tunes that may have found a new audience…
A Pirate Group Says It Copied Nearly All of Spotify's Music Catalog
The world's largest music streaming service has been scraped by a pirate activist group. According to a blog post from Anna's Archive, it says it gained access to over 250 million pieces of metadata and millions of audio files from the streamer. In…
Shadow 'Archive' Says It Copied Virtually All of Spotify's Music
Anna's Archive, the shadow library best known for making pirated ebooks and academic papers searchable, announced this weekend what might be the largest music piracy operation in history: 'We backed up Spotify.' The group claims it scraped 86…
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Sound of Music Child Star Explains Why She Left Hollywood, and Reveals Scary Incident She Suffered at the White House (Exclusive)
Debbie Turner played Marta Von Trapp in the classic, The Sound of Music Turner moved on from acting soon after the iconic film, settling into life as a florist Speaking with PEOPLE 60 years after the film's premiere, Turner shares details about her…
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