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This instrument turns the hum of your electronics into music
Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. The jet-engine whine of a hairdryer is a sound most people run from. But listen to the right frequencies, Alexandra Fierra says, and something else surfaces: motion, rhythms that shift and repeat, musical…
WOMAD boss says UK music festivals find it 'tougher to survive
The large number of music festivals held in the UK makes the industry 'tougher to survive' here than in other countries, one festival founder has said. World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (WOMAD), which attracts acts from across the globe, was…
WOMAD boss says UK music festivals find it 'tougher to survive
Martin Vennard, BBC World Service and Kirsten Robertson The large number of music festivals held in the UK makes the industry 'tougher to survive' here than in other countries, one festival founder has said. World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival…
Carly Simon shares Parkinson's disease diagnosis and says music has 'rescued' her
The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson's disease in a statement shared today. “So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing,” Simon…
Music Takes Over Comic-Con: Green Day, BINI, ENHYPEN, Common, And More
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: (L-R) Aiah, Gwen, Maloi, Mikha, Jhoanna Robles, and Stacey of BINI perform onstage during DreamWorks Animation's 'Forgotten Island' panel At San Diego Comic Con on July 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by…
Electronic music is the fastest-growing genre in the US this year
Electronic music has been revealed to be the fastest-growing music genre in the United States in 2026, a new report has found. READ MORE: Why physical music media still matters in 2025 The stats were found based on data from a mid-year report from…
Korea to launch massive global music festival in LA in May 2028
Korea will launch a major global music festival in Los Angeles in May 2028 that organizers hope will rival the U.S.-based Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as well as a new K-pop awards show in Seoul and Goyang in December next year. A…
Willow Avalon, a 'Gun-Totin' Liberal,' Is Making Country Music Dangerous Again
Willow Avalon sees artists like Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and Kaitlin Butts surging in country music, but she dismisses any notion that some industry-wide awakening is underway. The credit, Avalon says, is due to the women themselves.
Korea to launch massive global music festival next year
Korea will launch a major global music festival in Seoul in December 2027 that organizers hope will rival the U.S.-based Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A civilian-government committee on pop culture announced the plan during a press…
4 Daft Punk Songs That Changed Dance Music Forever
Dance music underwent significant changes throughout the decades. When disco died in the early 80s, its records soon became cheap and plentiful. This led to the creation of house music as DJs used these records for samples. In the 1990s…
BBC event blamed for postponement of Scottish music festival
Replay was due to take place on August 15 and 16, 2026 on Perth's South Inch but has now been postponed until May 29 and 30, 2027. In a lengthy statement, issued last week, organisers expressed “huge regret” at having to make…
Hi-fi in 2076? How engineers envisage the next 50 years of music listening
As celebrating milestone anniversaries typically involves reflecting on the early years, it's only natural that, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations this year, we have backpedalled to the '70s with the dedication of a Led Zeppelin…
How to share Apple Music song lyrics to your WhatsApp Status
Let your family, friends, or someone special know how you feel by posting the favorite part of a song's lyrics from Apple Music directly to your WhatsApp Status on iPhone. Meta (the parent company for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) has long…
BabyMonster sets Aug. 3 release for 'MOON' music video with haunting new teaser
Currently sweeping through packed arenas across Japan, the rising K-pop septet BabyMonster is translating their live stage energy back into the digital realm. On Aug. 3 at midnight, the group will release the official music video for 'MOON'…
Trainspotting the Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket - review round-up
Lewis Kidd and Sheridan Townsley in Trainspotting the Musical at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Photo: Matt Crockett Trainspotting was a phenomenon. The original novel, published in 1993, made a star of author Irvine Welsh. The celebrated 1996…
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