Get ready for an AI country music explosion
When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to…
Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists
Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the…
Spotify simplifies importing playlists from other streaming services
In August, Apple Music launched a tool for importing playlists from other streaming services. The bruhahah over Daniel Ek’s war profiteering was in full swing, and artists were starting to…
You need to listen to the searing noise pop album Forever in Your Heart
The cover goes as hard as the album does. There’s something irresistible about music that sounds as if it’s coming apart at the seams. The Black Dresses are masters of…
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
If you’re an indie rock fan of a certain age, the name Stereogum will probably conjure strong feelings. The site was launched “January 1st, 2002, on a whim,” founder Scott…
How LimeWire ended the Napster music revolution
Quick: tell me how old you are by telling me which app you used to download free music. Was it Napster? Kazaa? Usenet? Gnutella? WinMX? Morpheus? The Pirate Bay? Were…
How to find music you will love without the algorithm
Oh, how I want to break free. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves to us, and how, the real problem with…
You need to listen to this compilation of ‘80s Spanish ambient and electronic music
Much of La Ola Interior (Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990) sounds shockingly contemporary for a collection of tracks recorded in the mid to late ’80s. Ambient as a genre…
Arturia’s KeyStep mk2 MIDI controller is a shortcut to flow state
Don’t mind my desk toys. Arturia’s KeyStep is one of the most popular MIDI controllers ever made, especially with modular synth users and the DAWless crowd. It’s small, cheap, has…
65daysofstatic’s new No Man’s Sky album searches for humanity in an AI-filled world
It’s not often that a band returns to soundtrack the same game nine years after its release – then again, most games aren’t No Man’s Sky. Once demoed on The…