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Lykke Li Wants to 'Unsubscribe' From the Music Industry's Status Quo
Lykke Li was sitting in her car and listening to the news when an apocalyptic feeling struck her. Maybe it was the suspiciously bright Los Angeles sun, but Li had the sudden feeling that she was in a spaceship watching the world unravel from afar.
Jermaine Dupri Is Calling On BET Following the News of Music Industry Icon Clive Davis' Death
Clive Davis had an undeniable impact on Black music in his career. He signed everyone from Sly & The Family Stone and Earth, Wind, & Fire to Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys. Rising record executives like Diddy and Jermaine Dupri…
How Will Artists Adapt to AI in the Music Industry? | KQED
AI has big implications for labor in the music industry. So how are human artists adapting? Last month, the streaming platform Spotify added a new feature that allows users to generate their own AI remixes. With no signs of AI slowing down in the…
Clive Davis Never Played a Note, but He Forever Changed the Music Industry: An Appreciation
When a public figure is prominent and dominant for as long as Clive Davis — the legendary music executive who died yesterday at 94 — it's easy to take them for granted, especially when they're as vocal, as adept at self-promotion, and…
The enduring impact of Clive Davis, the music industry titan who died at 94
Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen. Those are just some of artists signed and cultivated by Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who died on Monday at 94 years old. Host Robin Young reflects on his life and career…
'Life is music': Legendary DJ Bigga Rankin talks 30 years in the music industry, Jacksonville roots, what drives him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – DJ Bigga Rankin, widely regarded as a godfather of southern hip-hop, is marking 30 years in the music industry while preparing to scale back touring and focus on family and new projects. This story was condensed for…
Making earwax melt and teeth rattle: the project returning music to our bodies
Professor Bettina Varwig wants to get us moving – and feeling, and listening, but primarily moving. The University of Cambridge academic says classical audiences today are “asked to leave our breathing, pulsing, feeling bodies at the…
I blamed hearing loss on music before urgent call from hospital
A young woman who put her hearing loss down to blasting loud music through her earphones was left stunned when doctors revealed what it really was. Sophie Martin, 29, first noticed her earphones sounding quieter than usual, but thought nothing of…
Barry Walters Wants to Expand the Boundaries of Queer Music
Assigned to review Pet Shop Boys ' debut album Please in the summer of 1986 for the Village Voice, journalist Barry Walters heard resonances unusual for the times. “The choice of font, the song subjects, everything about them spoke of…
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Eros launches AI music platform, partners with Mohammed Rafi family
Eros Innovation has launched Eros Music Worlds, an AI-powered music platform, and announced a partnership with the family of playback singer Mohammed Rafi. The company said the platform will operate across music categories, including character-led…
Unlock the Echo's Best Feature by Connecting Your Favorite Music Services
Your Amazon Echo possesses a variety of skills, but its ability to play music is its most useful and enjoyable. The simplest way to play music on your Echo device is to listen through a music streaming service, though you can also listen to your…
The surprising economics of an SF bar hosting live music 7 nights a week
As a packed crowd sips freshly squeezed greyhounds under the mirrored ceiling of Club Deluxe, Mitch Polzak's rhinestone-studded suit sparkles in the light while he rips into the first guitar chord of a honky tonk stomper. The three-piece band tears…
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[INTERVIEW] Indie musician ALEPH on making music in K-pop's shadow
Ask singer-songwriter ALEPH where he writes his songs. He will not point you toward a studio. He will point you toward his bed. 'This is my office and my home,' the singer-songwriter said, sitting in the apartment that doubles as both, during an…
How 'catchy' music is driven by rhythmic patterns
Puerto Rican icon Bad Bunny, a superstar rapper, has recently risen to global prominence as demonstrated by the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. Bad Bunny's success is not only down to his charismatic performances or engagement in social activism for…
These Legendary Producers Call AI Music Inevitable, and Their Potential Solution for Co-Existing With It Is Pretty Interesting
Is AI truly an inevitable technology we have to reckon with? Or have we just accepted it as gospel and never bothered to push back against it? Every time the idea gets discussed amongst artists, the same talking point gets reiterated: it's here to…
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