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Belfast Tradfest: Traditional Irish music and dance 'belong to everybody
Irish traditional music and dance 'belong to everybody', according to Belfast TradFest's founder and artistic director Dónal O'Connor. The festival celebrates traditional music, song and dance with more than1,000 artists lined up in 40…
This free AI music detector will scan through your playlists for audio slop
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. We know that generative AI models are now smart enough to produce images, videos, text, and audio that—most of the time—can convincingly pass for something created by a…
Teenage Engineering's unique music machines are 30 percent off
All in-stock instruments are discounted, and we've highlighted a couple that stand out if you're just getting started. All in-stock instruments are discounted, and we've highlighted a couple that stand out if you're just getting started. If you buy…
It's Not Easy to Open a New Venue, But That's Not Stopping These Music Lovers
Mumford and Sons' Ben Lovett has been curating experiences since his sixth birthday party. While other kids his age were doling out loot bags stuffed with Bazooka bubble gum and slap bracelets, Lovett was recording his favorite music on cassette…
Google Flow Music Spaces is becoming an all-in-one AI music studio
The company has announced a major update for Flow Music Spaces, bringing a suite of new AI-powered creative tools directly into collaborative workspaces. Instead of jumping between different apps or sessions, users can now generate and edit songs…
Singer Zach Top slams modern country music, says it lacks 'soul
Zach Top is sharing his hot take on modern country music, saying it now sounds 'perfect' and lost some of its 'soul.' During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the 28-year-old country singer spoke about his new song, 'Good Girls & Cowgirls,'…
Herbie Hancock Sees AI Expanding In Music Despite Division Among Artists
Herbie Hancock at 86 is still asking the hard questions about technology and where music's headed in an AI-saturated world. The jazz legend who helped birth Hip-Hop through his 1983 collaboration with DJ Grand Mixer D.ST on “Rockit ”…
Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined
In 2025, Americans placed roughly $166 billion in bets on sporting events. That's more than the entire U.S. movie, music, book, and museum industries generated in revenue combined. The North American box office totaled $8.87 billion in 2025, which…
I listen to music every day - these are the 5 best albums of 2026 so far
Charli XCX in the music video for Wink Wink, directed by Aidan Zamiri Music is a huge part of everyday life for most people, whether that be something they put on while travelling to work, out getting steps in or at the end of the day to unwind.
Grassroots music club coming to North London promises to inspire new talent
North London attracts artists and musicians like mosquitoes to an electric bulb. With its bohemian spirit and refusal to be gentrified - at least, not too gentrified - the northern suburbs of the capital are a famous breeding ground for some of its…
Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out
Publishers: Team Spino, Boltray Games Platform: Steam (Windows; playable on Steam Deck) Price: Usually $20, with a 10 percent discount until July 30 A pair of comments on a Reddit thread for this trailer sums up just why video games are the best.
A Life's Story: Beloved matriarch, kindergarten teacher lived a musical life
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LSU Legend Ryan Clark Rearranges Famed Music Lyrics in dig at ESPN Fallout
Ryan Clark is finding new ways to move forward from his well-known ESPN fallout. The past LSU Tigers football legend sparked flurries of reactions nationally after the network fired him before the weekend of July 25. Clark has his mix of defenders…
Nike Music Exec Indicted For Stealing A Milli From The Swoosh Brand
Over the past few years, Nike has gone to rather extreme legal lengths to protect its brand and ensure no one outside the company can make any kind of bank off the iconic name, but now, we're learning someone in the company wasn't just raking in…
Natanael Cano Offers 1 Million Pesos to Loyal Fan & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music
From career milestones to new releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week. See latest videos, charts and…
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