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fromLos Angeles Times
17 hours ago

James Blake escaped the major label labyrinth. Now, he's got an album to show for it

James Blake releases 'Trying Times' after leaving major label system for independent label, citing freedom from algorithmic gatekeeping and reconnecting with his established fanbase.
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fromPitchfork
15 hours ago

9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

Pitchfork's weekly music recommendations feature new albums from Kim Gordon, Elucid, Alexis Taylor, and other artists across streaming platforms.
fromPitchfork
10 hours ago

zayok: "Oh! Give me something to believe in"

His beats applied the vocabulary of FX spam and EDM to voluptuous, so-pretty-it-hurts R&B. Maybe this music is something only a young person could make, before they start self-censoring and hardening to the world.
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fromVulture
11 hours ago

The Formula That's Powering 'Golden' to Gold

KPop Demon Hunters became a major 2025 cultural phenomenon, with its songs achieving Grammy and Oscar recognition, including the first K-pop Grammy win for 'Golden.'
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fromSPIN
10 hours ago

Flying Lotus Packs Big Excitement Into Brief 'Big Mama' - SPIN

Flying Lotus releases Big Mama, a concentrated seven-track EP showcasing his signature fusion of hip-hop, jazz, and IDM through rapidly shifting instrumental vignettes without guest musicians.
fromPitchfork
12 hours ago

Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt Share First Songs From Collaborative Album

I connected a lot with his music and I had no idea that years later we would be collaborating! It was a total surprise that we started chatting on the internet about collaborating! We bounced ideas back and forth, all starting with a series of guitar solo stuff that Bill sent me.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago
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Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

AI still has a long way to go. Just ask AI pop star, Tilly Norwood.

AI-generated performer Tilly Norwood released a debut music video demonstrating AI capabilities while emphasizing that human creativity and input remain essential to production.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

Apple Music introduces Transparency Tags allowing record labels to voluntarily disclose AI-generated music content to listeners.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The problem with Xania Monet: The AI-generated singer who has amassed millions of followers

AI-generated singer Xania Monet achieved mainstream success by combining human authorship with generative AI technology, reflecting a generational shift where emotional resonance matters more than creator authenticity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Black Crowes: A Pound of Feathers review | Stevie Chick's album of the week

The Black Crowes remain committed to vintage rock and roll aesthetics, releasing their 10th album that continues their successful return to form with timeless grooves and classic influences.
fromPitchfork
1 day ago

James Blake: Trying Times

James Blake sometimes feels like pop music's arch, ultra-serious older brother, floating above the scene with warbly torch songs that never quite come down to earth. He's left his ghostly prints on artists ranging from Beyoncé to Rosalía to Lil Yachty, and it's a testament to his influence how widespread his once novel, weightless style of production has become.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

2charm: star scum city

to goon-the act of masturbating alone for hours or days on end-is to search for ultimate euphoria through a mythologized trance-like state. For some, it is a way of life. This lifestyle is at the center of 2charm's restless and escapist debut record, star scum city.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

Stats show streaming music deadly distraction for drivers - Harvard Gazette

Major album releases correlate with a 43% increase in streaming and 15% increase in traffic fatalities, suggesting smartphone distraction while driving poses significant public safety risks.
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fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
3 days ago

TikTok introduces full-song Apple Music streams to app

TikTok now allows Apple Music users to play full songs in-app instead of 30-second previews, enhancing music discovery and engagement while supporting artist payments.
fromIndieWire
1 day ago

The Direct Line from Devo to 'Hoppers'

Devo was always about humans being the one species out of touch with nature and the planet. I think you get a good representation of that idea without being shouted at in 'Hoppers,' which presents an exciting action tale about animals trying to protect their habitat from an unscrupulous developer while conveying important messages about ecological balance.
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fromItsnicethat
1 day ago

This music video captures the spirit of jazz drumming with musical glyphs and a nod to synesthesia

A visual film explores jazz music by assigning shapes to different drum sounds, creating a synesthetic experience where music transforms into colors and graphics.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago
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Beabadoobee and the Marias Team Up for New Song "All I Did Was Dream of You"

fromPitchfork
1 day ago
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Beabadoobee and the Marias Team Up for New Song "All I Did Was Dream of You"

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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I've ever heard | TechCrunch

Particle6's AI-generated character Tilly Norwood released a music video for 'Take the Lead,' a song about being underestimated as an AI, which fails to resonate because no human can authentically relate to the experience of being dismissed for being artificial.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

The AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Just Dropped the Worst Music Video We've Ever Seen

Particle6's AI actress 'Tilly Norwood' and her music video 'Take the Lead' faced widespread criticism for tone-deaf promotion of AI technology amid industry concerns about performer replacement.
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

The company says it designed Tembo to "enable everyone to create music from the very first touch." Co-founder David Davidov that most instruments take "so long to get to the fun part" and that Musical Beings wanted to "help people experience music as something they do, not just something they listen to."
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fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood appears in new music video addressing public backlash

When they talk about me, they don't see / the human spark, the creativity / behind the code, behind the light / I'm just a tool, but I've got life. The chorus includes the lyrics, We can scale, we can grow / be the creators we've always known / It's the next evolution, can't you see? / AI's not the enemy, it's the key.
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fromEngadget
2 days ago

TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you're an Apple Music subscriber

TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music. The company's new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account to TikTok, and play any song that strikes your fancy directly in the app while you're scrolling. Starting a song is as simple as tapping a button in the Sound Details page or your For You page.
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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

TikTok now lets Apple Music subscribers play full songs without leaving the app | TechCrunch

TikTok partners with Apple Music to enable subscribers to play full songs within TikTok without switching apps, plus introduces a real-time Listening Party feature for social music experiences.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago
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The Thinking of the World Began Pounding in Our Ears the Moment We Hit Shore : The Thinking of the World Began Pounding in Our Ears the Moment We Hit Shore

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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

The Thinking of the World Began Pounding in Our Ears the Moment We Hit Shore : The Thinking of the World Began Pounding in Our Ears the Moment We Hit Shore

Florian Zeisig creates a rock-influenced ambient project emphasizing static soundscapes and dreamlike textures over traditional rock spontaneity and dynamics.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Lucy Liyou Reveals New Album and Two Songs

Lucy Liyou releases Mr Cobra, a semi-autobiographical album based on her theatrical work, exploring a high school period involving a predatory relationship through distorted truths and dark humor.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 days ago

William Bleak Unleashes "Ghost Waltz" in a Surge of Industrial and Electronic Power - KALTBLUT Magazine

William Bleak's 'Ghost Waltz' delivers intense industrial and EBM music with immediate impact, pounding percussion, and sharp synth lines designed for high-adrenaline immersion.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

22: "How Shit Go"

Birmingham rapper 22's minimalist EP features ambient beats and sparse production that conveys wintertime isolation through deliberately understated soundscapes.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa

Oumy is a leading figure in contemporary Senegalese music. Her style, which blends hip-hop, African R&B and global pop, makes her one of the most exciting artists on the country's urban scene. Beyond her music career, she has also been involved in social projects within her community, participating in cultural festivals and campaigns related to the environment and equality.
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#experimental-music
fromSPIN
4 days ago
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Kim Gordon Is Captivating, Commanding On 'PLAY ME' - SPIN

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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

MORI: El Nino Bola

MORI's debut album El Niño Bola presents melancholic, dissatisfaction-themed songs blending experimental production with lo-fi torch song aesthetics and heavy vocal distortion.
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fromSPIN
4 days ago

Kim Gordon Is Captivating, Commanding On 'PLAY ME' - SPIN

Kim Gordon's third solo album PLAY ME combines hip-hop beats, punk equipment abuse, and IDM digital textures with fragmented vocal performances creating an intensely experimental and challenging listening experience.
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fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Listen to this: Mabe Fratti's experimental cello pop

Mabe Fratti's 2024 album Sentir Que No Sabes blends new age, industrial, and folk elements into cohesive pop-influenced experimental music.
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fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Dot Rotten, Rapper and Grime Pioneer, Dies at 37

Dot Rotten, grime music pioneer and producer born Joseph Ellis, died at 37 after collaborating with major artists and releasing multiple albums and mixtapes throughout his career.
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fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Yamaha launches Creator Pass for music makers and podcasters

Yamaha launches Creator Pass, a subscription bundle combining music production and podcast tools from multiple partners at seven different pricing tiers ranging from $14.99 to $468 annually.
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fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally' Review: Harry Styles Is Figuring It Out

Harry Styles's fourth album features experimental sonics and eccentric references but lacks substantive depth, prioritizing stylistic flourishes over meaningful artistic growth.
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Can Harry Styles really, truly lose himself?

Harry Styles' new album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.' achieves massive commercial success while exploring themes of anonymity, crowd experiences, and the tension between stardom and ordinary life.
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fromSPIN
4 days ago

Shabaka Picks Up the Sax and Drops Some Beats - SPIN

Shabaka Hutchings returns to saxophone on his solo album Of the Earth while expanding into production, rapping, and hip-hop rhythms, marking another unpredictable departure in his artistic evolution.
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fromConsequence
4 days ago

Jonny Greenwood Reunites with Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express for New Album Ranjha

Jonny Greenwood reunites with composer Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express for a new album called Ranjha, releasing May 8th after a decade-long gap since their previous collaboration.
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fromConsequence
4 days ago

Michael Stipe Teams Up with Josh Klinghoffer, Travis Barker for HBO's Rooster Theme Song

Michael Stipe, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, and Travis Barker created 'I Played the Fool,' the theme song for HBO's Rooster series starring Steve Carell.
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

What we're listening to, watching, and reading right now.

Whether it's a slept-on post-punk album from the '80s, a new sci-fi novel, or a cult classic horror movie, we're always finding new obsessions here at The Verge - and we want to share those obsessions with you. Sometimes that might be a new release, but often it's going to be something a little older, something not necessarily plastered all over TikTok or sitting at the top of the charts on Spotify.
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fromPitchfork
5 days ago

CyHi Tackles G.O.O.D. Music Fallout on New Song

CyHi releases 'The G.O.O.D. Ole Days,' a six-minute song addressing his grievances with Kanye West's label and conflicts with Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, and Pusha T.
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fromPitchfork
6 days ago

David Wise: "Stickerbush Symphony"

David Wise's 'Stickerbush Symphony' from Donkey Kong Country 2 became an internet phenomenon through a 2012 looped video, serving as a therapeutic anthem for users reflecting on life's challenges.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I traded Spotify with an MP3 player for a week. Life outside the algorithm was rough

A week without Spotify streaming reveals how algorithmic recommendations create passive listening habits, while analog MP3 players foster deeper musical engagement through intentional curation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was

Morrissey's new single 'Notre-Dame' promotes a baseless conspiracy theory about the 2019 cathedral fire, marking a watershed moment where his music becomes a vehicle for fear-mongering and dog-whistle views.
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar

Take a visionary duo inspired by hip-hop and renowned for ceding control to their software and performing in total darkness, who have inspired haywire mutations of electronic music that seek to dissolve any remaining boundaries between our emotions and the machines we use to express them. Boil it down to just one musician and an acoustic guitar to reveal the durability of this cryptic, futuristic sound.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Experience: I lost my arm now I'm one of the fastest drummers in the world

I woke up in hospital. I had fourth-degree burns down my right arm, all the way to the bone marrow. After four weeks in the burns unit, doctors gave me a choice: spend years attempting to save the arm, or amputate and leave hospital within a week. I chose amputation. It was the right decision but it was still devastating.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy: Dying Is the Internet review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

Abdullah Miniawy and Simo Cell's album 'Dying Is the Internet' combines experimental electronic production with classical Arabic vocals to explore AI corruption and digital chaos through unpredictable, grid-breaking soundscapes.
fromSPIN
1 week ago

Squeeze Tackle Teenage Rock Opera On 'Trixies' - SPIN

Now, more than 50 years into their career, British pub-pop legends Squeeze have rested their pints long enough to revisit Trixies (BMG), a rock opera founding members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook wrote as teenagers before they had a record deal. In 1974. The ambition! The naivete!
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

These sounds could soothe your restless brain

I'm very sensitive to sound, so the smallest noises can be distracting. Silence is sometimes loud for me. After the diagnosis, Sussman's parents switched him to a school that specialized in helping students with learning differences. His mom also started playing brown noise to help him relax or fall asleep, after she read that low-frequency (lo-fi), deep rumbling sounds-like heavy machinery or strong rainfall-can soothe those with ADHD.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Nettspend Drops New Album Early Life Crisis

Early Life Crisis, the teen rapper's follow-up to Bad Ass F*cking Kid, features YoungBoy Never Broke Again (on "Masked Up") and OsamaSon ("Pain Talk"). Nettspend wrote the album with Keifa Carter, Nathaniel Campos, and more collaborators, enlisting production from CXO, Rok, and others.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago

Wavves releases new song w/ Travis Barker, live version of "King of the Beach" & more in deluxe version of new album

Wavves released a deluxe edition of their 2025 album Spun featuring seven bonus tracks including previously unreleased outtakes and live performances, with Travis Barker producing and appearing on the track 'Bozo'.
fromDeep House London
1 week ago

PETRU KSS Releases Debut LP 'Kolibri Live' Following Richie Hawtin's PhD Scholarship | Music | Deep House London

Captured during a live recording session deep in the Corsican wilderness, the 11 track project presents a raw, hardware driven performance forged through real time improvisation. The album embraces the unpredictability of live electronic music, where instinct, physical interaction and spontaneous decision making shape the sound as it unfolds.
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from48 hills
1 week ago

Under the Stars: Goldie's 'Timeless'-and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass - 48 hills

Goldie's Timeless album from 1995 catalyzed the drum and bass boom in the Bay Area and remains a pivotal electronic music work that transcended genre boundaries through accessible, jazzy production.
#ai-transparency
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
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Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report | TechCrunch

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fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

Apple Music introduces voluntary Transparency Tags metadata system requiring artists and labels to label AI-generated content across tracks, compositions, artwork, and music videos.
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fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report | TechCrunch

Apple Music introduces optional metadata tags allowing record labels and distributors to flag AI-generated or AI-assisted content across songs, artwork, compositions, and music videos.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Sound of the Week: Robert Baxter & Sweatbaby - ICY (TAKE IT OFF) - KALTBLUT Magazine

Robert Baxter is an Australian pop artist gaining momentum with 'ICY (TAKE IT OFF)', achieving significant streaming growth and radio rotation while authentically representing the queer community through fearless genre-bending music.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Apple Music Doesn't Want to Trick You With AI Songs

Apple Music requires record labels to disclose AI-generated content through Transparency Tags across sound recordings, compositions, artwork, and music videos.
#electronic-music-production
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Nondi_: Nondi...

Tatiana Triplin, performing as Nondi_, creates experimental electronic music blending footwork, breakcore, and avant-garde influences, drawing inspiration from her isolated upbringing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Nondi_: Nondi...

Tatiana Triplin, performing as Nondi_, creates experimental electronic music blending footwork, breakcore, and avant-garde influences, drawing inspiration from her isolated upbringing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

1 Umbrella: "One of Those"

1 Umbrella, a Bay Area rap supergroup, prioritizes marketing over genuine chemistry, resulting in forgettable music despite featuring talented regional stars.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Fame is the worst thing for us as human beings': Naomi Scott on scream queens, Disney princesses and finding her own voice

Naomi Scott redirected her career from acting to music after a quarter-life crisis at 27, releasing her debut album F.I.G. as a return to her first creative love.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Idols with a cause: Big Ocean's Greatest Battle' album releases on World Hearing Day | amNewYork

Big Ocean, a hard-of-hearing K-pop trio, released their mini-album The Greatest Battle on World Hearing Day, establishing themselves as boundary-breaking rebels advocating for inclusivity and resilience in the music industry.
fromConsequence
1 week ago

BTS's New Album Was Made with Tame Impala, Diplo, JPEGMAFIA, Flume & More

Tame Impala is credited as a writer and producer on the track "Merry Go Round." Diplo is listed as a writer and producer on multiple songs, including "Body Body" and "FYA," with JPEGMAFIA joining him on the latter. Mike WiLL Made-It contributed to "2.0" and "Aliens," while additional collaborators include Teezo Touchdown, Flume, and El Guincho.
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fromFortune
1 week ago

Oops, I did it again: Britney Spears arrested for the second time | Fortune

Spears was arrested around 9:30 p.m. in Ventura County and released on Thursday, sheriff's office records show. She has a May 4 court date scheduled. Spears, 44, born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the '90s and 2000s.
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from48 hills
1 week ago

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z's factory-sampling 'Arbeitsklang' - 48 hills

Composer Pamela Z creates immersive sound installation Arbeitsklang by recording industrial worksites across Germany and layering the sounds with her voice and live-MIDI manipulations in a 176-speaker theater.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Sideshow : TIGRAY FUNK

Sideshow's music captures the brutal realities of poverty, addiction, and survival through disorienting production and plainspoken lyrics delivered with emotional numbness.
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fromKEJK
2 weeks ago

Karl Koch | On adding homepage delight

A custom music shelf component uses springs, deflection physics, and velocity gating to create tactile, record-crate-like interactions that feel intentional and responsive.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Indie rhythm game Beat Weaver looks like a mix of Amplitude and Thumper

Beat Weaver is a rhythm game requiring players to switch between instrument tracks and complete note sequences to maintain an active song mix across up to 16 tracks.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Discover the Intriguing Essence of Love: jite Unveils Her New Single "limerence" - KALTBLUT Magazine

This one is for the girls who have a bad habit of deep rumination! I wrote this song about how it feels to question love. You spend so much time with a person and give so much of yourself to them, but can't help but wonder if it's genuinely you that they are in love with, or the feeling of just having someone.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

'The Man With the Interesting Sounds'

Laurie Anderson, the performance artist, told Paul Simon about me and said, 'You should get Adrian to play on your record. He always comes up with interesting sounds that I'm sure you could use.' That's me, the man with the interesting sounds.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Damon Albarn Confirms He's Scoring Luca Guadagnino's OpenAI Movie

Music and art should not be easy. Once it becomes easy, it's meaningless. In a way, it's the things you don't see or hear that make it art. You know what I mean, in a way. It's a weird intuition that the listener has that picks up on the journey that the artist has been through to make that particular thing with the tone of the voice, etc. You can't replace that.
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 week ago

modern audio player restores the physical form of music using disc-shaped cartridges

It's similar to a vinyl record, but the tracks are in a USB drive. It has no moving parts inside, so it's totally digital in how it stores sound. But it has a physical shape users can hold, flip over, look at, and collect, so in a way, the designer is asking: what if digital music had a physical body?
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Experimental composer Holly Herndon built an AI voice clone that anyone can use

Holly Herndon uses machine learning and AI models to create protocol art, where the creative act occurs in designing rule sets and datasets rather than in final media generation, making collective creativity visible.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Michel Houellebecq: the prophet of decadence returns to music

I belong to a current of poetry that is meant to be read in public. Houellebecq's statement reflects his philosophy on artistic expression, emphasizing the performative nature of his work across multiple mediums. His musical recordings and public performances demonstrate this commitment to bringing poetry and artistic vision directly to audiences through various channels beyond traditional literary publication.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Aldous Harding: "One Stop"

Aldous Harding shapes melodies through accent and character-acting, creating inventive song forms that balance disparate musical elements into seamless compositions.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Bob Power, recording engineer for the Roots and A Tribe Called Quest, dies at 73

Bob Power, legendary engineer who shaped hip-hop and R&B sound through his mixing work with De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu, died at age 73.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Bob Power, recording engineer for the Roots and A Tribe Called Quest, dies at 73

Bob Power, legendary engineer who shaped hip-hop and R&B sound through his mixing work with De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu, died at age 73.
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fromRAIN News
1 week ago

RAIN Notes: March 2

Owen Grover becomes Board Chair at Sounds of Saving, a nonprofit using music to improve mental health and reduce suicide through education, resources, and personal storytelling.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Billy Corgan Believes Rock Music Was "Purposely Dialed Down" in Late '90s

Rock music was deliberately diminished in mainstream culture starting in the late 1990s, replaced by rap and later pop, despite remaining commercially dominant in ticket sales.
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fromBustle
1 week ago

Selena Gomez Revealed This Taylor Swift Song Is Actually About Her

Selena Gomez revealed that Taylor Swift wrote 'Dorothea' about her, and Swift also wrote an unreleased song called 'Family' inspired by their friendship over a decade ago.
fromDeep House London
1 week ago

John Monkman unleashes his menacing new single 'Signal' on Vapour Records | Music | Deep House London

This release is about connection. Not in a strategic sense, but in terms of feeling part of a scene rather than orbiting around it. There's a lot of really strong music coming out of Australia right now, especially in the underground, and this felt like the right moment to place something there.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Eric Nam Gets Revenge on Rob in His New Music Video

I'm gonna have some really good music to put out after this. All those heady emotions he encountered in Scotland - obsession, treachery, heartbreak - are great fuel for writing pop music. Nam's first single in two years, "How the Fire Started," starts with "You never gave a damn about me until I had something you needed" - a message to Rob if there ever was one.
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fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

Grammy-winning record producers Stargate buy a modern sanctuary in Venice

Norwegian music producers Stargate purchased a $5.25 million modern Venice home designed by Kim Gordon, featuring a farmhouse aesthetic with studio space and rooftop views.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

People think you're old if you need a hearing aid': Pete Tong on ageing, all-nighters and hearing loss

Pete Tong continues his 35-year BBC Radio 1 career at 65, now raising awareness about hearing loss as an occupational hazard for DJs and aging ravers.
from48 hills
1 week ago

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ-all sauce, no Butterss - 48 hills

Intense listening capabilities from these exquisite players which required, more than anything else, a great deal of trust. They posited about thematic structures, which somehow got agreed upon, live in the moment through a collective groupthink. Right there on stage. No words spoken, just an exchange of bizarrely intense looks. Ranging from 'we're almost there' to 'don't you dare.' That's trust, people.
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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

What Is Existential Psychology?

In particular, I have a fascination with one-hit wonders, songwriters who at some point inexplicably produced a morsel of unequivocal genius, a sonic masterpiece, like a portal into an unknown universe... three to five timeless minutes that hover with esoteric intelligence as if heaven itself reached down and caressed a human voice... a song that brushes close enough to the divine to leave us believing in a force greater than our flesh and bones.
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fromIndependent
1 week ago

Moby: 'Had Sinead O'Connor not become so famous, I'd say there's quite a good chance she'd still be alive'

It is Moby at the peak of his powers but there's one track that stands especially tall. It's Harbour and it features a sublime vocal from Sinéad O'Connor. The song, stately and seductive, is yet another reminder of the rare gifts of the late singer.
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fromKqed
1 week ago

Ruby Ibarra Took Center Stage at San Francisco Music Week | KQED

Ruby Ibarra, NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner, emphasizes that overnight success requires long-term dedication and that motherhood and artistic pursuits can coexist authentically.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Justin Timberlake: Justified

Justin, a 21-year-old member of a massively popular boy band, embodies contradictions between youthful interests and business acumen, having learned early to maintain control over his career and earnings.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Why does admitting you're ambitious feel so wrong for gen Xers like me?

We internalised an idea of cool that involved the appearance of, if not actual, effortlessness that's hard to shake. But maybe, probably, we were wrong. Certainly, there was something disingenuous about our pretending not to care. Of course we had goals and ambitions and lots of people pedalled desperately to achieve them beneath the surface, while maintaining a nonchalant, no revision front above the waterline.
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fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Kevin Richard Martin: Sub Zero

Kevin Richard Martin's Sub Zero is an ambient dub album that strips music to bass and high frequencies, creating an oppressive soundscape of emptiness and despair rather than his typical righteous fury.
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

electric guitar-shaped turntable spins vinyl records on frosted platter and wooden base

Clearaudio creates an electric guitar-shaped turntable honoring jazz artist Al Di Meola, featuring high-density wood fiber construction, frosted platter, and advanced vibration isolation through IMS light motor suspension with O-rings.
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

AI Is Changing Music Production - But It Can't Fill Creative Gaps

We tend to think AI music tools are just gimmicks for social media creators, or that they're limited to basic beats. But it's hard to dismiss them when companies like Google, Meta and Stability AI are pouring resources into generative audio models that can produce full compositions in seconds.
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fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Retelling Frederick Douglass' story, with a soundtrack - Harvard Gazette

A senior student composes an original musical about Frederick Douglass's early life, inspired by the abolitionist's writings on music's power during slavery.
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