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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…
Abbey Road photography exhibition 'explores almost a century of music history'
A new Abbey Road photography exhibition will explore “almost a century of music history”. The world-famous Abbey Road recording studio is synonymous with The Beatles, but has also hosted acts including Pink Floyd, Oasis, Stevie…
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…
Tidal Review: An Audiophile-Quality Music Streamer With Strong Indie Artist Support
Tidal entered the streaming music scene back in 2014, and it was promoted with a comically pretentious video featuring Jay-Z and his musician friends touting the service as the future of streaming music. Despite all the pomp and circumstance…
Darius Rucker, Luke Grimes Lead Omni Hotels Summer Festival & Music Series
By the time Darius Rucker launched into “Wagon Wheel” beneath the Texas sky on the Fourth of July, the crowd of 7,000 was already on its feet. Throughout the night, the three-time Grammy winner moved between solo hits, Hootie & the…
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…
Matthew Schnipper still lives for the thrill of new music
Music has been the constant through Matthew Schnipper's life. As a child getting diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, the angst-filled punk of Black Flag defined his adolescence. And after the sudden 2021 death of Schnipper's son, Renzo Rollins…
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 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…
Ariana Grande Was Serious About Suing Over Stolen Music
When Ariana Grande told her hackers she would see them in jail, she meant it. The Petal singer is suing the John Does who allegedly hacked “various personal digital accounts of photographers and producers who have worked closely,”…
Morgan Wallen says more music is on the way as he winds down the 'I'm the Problem' era of his career
Morgan Wallen is continuing to pump out new music, and some more sounds like it's on the horizon. Wallen is the undisputed top star in the country music world at the moment. While Ella Langley and Riley Green are also booming, the 'Last Night'…
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…
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