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Simmons Bank Arena general manager celebrates 50 years in music industry
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark — For more than two decades, Simmons Bank Arena has drawn artists from every genre. While the name may have changed over the years, many of the people inside have remained the same. This month, General Manager Michael…
Alicia Keys Says Music Industry Is Still an 'Old Boy Network' Where Women Aren't 'Given an Open Door'
Alicia Keys has been working in the music industry for more than two decades, but according to her, it's still as much of a boy's club as it was when she first started out. In a recent interview with The Times, the 17-time Grammy winner opened up…
The Streams Are Up, But The Fans Aren't There. What Music Marketing Is Getting Wrong Right Now
Fans of the band Years and Years celebrating the live performance at the Albert Hall music venue in Manchester, England, on Sunday 18th October 2015. (Photo by Jonathan Nicholson/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The music…
Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music
Zoe CorbynTechnology Reporter, San Francisco In mid-2025, frustration boiled over for Cedrik Sixtus. Finding his Spotify playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI generated, the Leipzig-based software developer built a tool…
A History of Electronic Music by Jean-Michel Jarre
US 'Machines' book out in October 28/04/26 Jean-Michel Jarre has a new book coming later this year, described as 'The definitive illustrated story of electronic sound, from WWI to the AI-enabled future, presented by the godfather of the genre.' The…
The Lost Boys review - 80s vampire musical lacks Broadway bite
Brand-dependent mega-musicals aren't hitting Broadway any less often. But they might be getting a little more respectable. Maybe it helps that some recent adaptations haven't focused so heavily on stone cold classics. It might be a stretch to call…
Why this pub with no beer is a beacon for a city thirsting for music
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It was a rainy Monday night in 2003 when a young woman took the stage at a scuzzy little pub in Sydney's Surry Hills. Her face looked familiar…
Spotify apparently has no solid plan to label AI-generated music
There's a quiet anxiety spreading through music streaming — and Spotify, the platform more than half a billion people trust to soundtrack their lives, is doing remarkably little about it. AI-generated tracks are flooding streaming platforms…
Explore Drum Machines In Modern Music
US Bjooks introduces BEAT GEMS book 28/04/26 Bjooks has announced BEAT GEMS, an upcoming book by Oli Freke that offers an in-depth exploration of the sounds, circuits, and culture of drum machines and their profound influence on modern music. The…
Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' musical returns to Boston for first time in 25 years
Say bonjour to the return of 'Beauty and the Beast.' The national tour has been in Boston before, but this is the first time in 25 years that Disney is behind the production. Kyra Belle Johnson stars as Belle, the bookworm who doesn't quite fit…
'The folk scene is very middle class. The divide is huge': Jim Ghedi, the Sheffield singer bringing his doomy music to the movies
Last year, Jim Ghedi was having a chicken dinner at his mother's house in Sheffield when he checked his phone. “This director started following me on Instagram,” he recalls. “And there's pictures of him with Nicolas Cage. As a…
Springs Scene - Music
Autumn Choate Tuba Recital — 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; entcenterforthearts.org. The Black Dahlia Murder — With The Acacia Strain, Disembodies Tyrant, Corpse Pile, 6 p.m.…
Sony is shutting down one of the best music recording apps for Xperia
Robert Triggs / Android Authority Sony is shutting down its Music Pro app. All services for the app will end on October 27, 2026. The company warns that you should export any video or audio data in your projects before the end date. As leaks start…
10 Musical Movies That Are Perfectly Written
We go to the movies for a chance to escape while we're entertained. With so many genres to choose from, there's always something there that will dazzle and delight. When it comes to musicals, while we wish we could experience the joy of live…
Venice opera house fires government-linked music director after months of protests
Teatro La Fenice, the prestigious Venice opera house, has fired its incoming music director after she insinuated its hiring practices were nepotistic, with jobs “practically passed down from father to son”. After months of controversy…
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