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Jazz has lost one of its final towering architects. Legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, widely regarded as one of the greatest improvisers in music history and among the most influent...
For years, serious music production software came with a serious price tag. Building a virtual instrument collection often meant spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on synthesizer...
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...
For years, the music industry's future seemed obvious. Streaming won. Physical media lost. CDs became relics. Vinyl looked like no...
Drake continues expanding his massive ICEMAN era with the release of the official video for “National Treasures,” one of the m...
May 25 has delivered an unusually eclectic collection of moments across music history — spanning rock legends, chart milestones,...
The American Music Awards return tonight, bringing one of music's biggest annual events back to primetime as artists, fans, and vi...
Few figures in modern music history have managed to influence as many genres, artists, and eras as Rick Rubin. Some producers beco...
Some bands sound polished. Some bands sound carefully assembled. Some arrive with massive label campaigns and a perfectly packaged...
Before hip-hop ruled streaming charts, sold out stadiums, and became one of the most powerful forces in entertainment, it lived on...
Electronic music lost one of its defining architects this week with the death of Philipp Jung, the German DJ, producer, label foun...
Shakira and Burna Boy have released the music video for “Dai Dai,” bringing together pop spectacle, Afrobeats energy, and foot...
Hip-hop lost one of its foundational voices this week with the death of Rob Base, the Harlem-born rapper whose music helped transf...
Before rock shook stadiums. Before jazz transformed improvisation. Before hip-hop rewrote rhythm and culture. Before blues electri...
Some venues host concerts. Some venues host scenes. And then there are places like First Avenue — buildings that somehow evolve ...
Some music genres arrive with a carefully designed mission statement. They emerge from industry meetings, radio trends, or scenes ...
Some dates quietly drift through music history. May 24 apparently decided not to. Across decades, the date delivered the launch of...
The modern music business runs on automation. Songs are uploaded automatically. Royalties are tracked automatically. Copyright own...
Somewhere along the way, the music industry made a fascinating branding decision. While technology companies launched sleek names ...
