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The music industry is mourning the loss of one of its most influential behind-the-scenes figures. John McClain, the veteran music executive, producer, manager, and co-executor of Michael Jac...
Boards of Canada and their longtime label Warp Records have publicly condemned the White House after one of the duo's new songs appeared in a political promotional video without authorizatio...
The lineup troubles surrounding the Freedom 250 festival continue to grow. Bret Michaels has become the latest artist to withdraw ...
Some dates quietly pass through music history. May 29 preferred to make noise. Across decades, the date delivered landmark recordi...
Few instruments have shaped popular culture as profoundly as the guitar. From campfires and concert halls to stadium stages and re...
Electronic music fans now have a chance to buy literal pieces of deadmau5 history. Canadian producer and electronic music icon dea...
Las Vegas is getting a mountain-sized music weekend. Lee Canyon has announced the return of Mountain Fest on June 27, bringing liv...
Long before concert livestreams became standard and before streaming platforms normalized at-home access to live performances, Spe...
The Freedom 250 festival is already running into trouble. And the lineup has not even reached the stage yet. Young MC has pulled o...
Some dates casually pass through music history. May 28 seems more interested in leaving fingerprints everywhere. Across decades, t...
The jazz world is remembering a musician whose influence extended far beyond the piano bench. John Eaton, the acclaimed jazz piani...
Bill Ackman’s massive bid for Universal Music Group just ran into what may be its biggest obstacle yet. And it might be a deal-b...
Some dates quietly exist on the calendar. May 27 apparently likes making noise. Across decades, the date delivered the birth of ro...
For an artist who practically rewrote the American Music Awards record book, this one was unexpected. Taylor Swift entered this ye...
Spotify is making one thing very clear: artificial intelligence is no longer a side experiment. It's becoming part of the platform...
Some dates quietly pass through music history. May 26 showed up carrying legendary albums, peace protests, immortal guitar riffs, ...
Jazz has lost one of its final towering architects. Legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, widely regarded as one of the great...
For years, serious music production software came with a serious price tag. Building a virtual instrument collection often meant s...
There are artist signature pedals that feel like collectibles first and actual gear second. Then there are pedals that genuinely t...
The San Francisco Symphony is bringing two major performances into the digital era with a pair of new live recordings arriving thr...
