Tidal cuts $9 from the price of its hi-fi audio streaming planIt's also getting rid of its free tier. By S. Fielding, 03.06.2024
Apple Music debuts a monthly version of its annual Replay featureIt will create a month-by-month archive of your top songs, albums and artists.By K. Holt, 02.20.2024
Indie labels say Apple Music’s spatial audio royalties only ‘benefit the biggest player’In a report from the Financial Times, indie label executives speak out against Apple's new spatial audio rewards. By C. MacDonald, 02.04.2024
Taylor Swift and other Universal Music tracks are disappearing from TikTokThe company made good on its promise following a breakdown in negotiations. By S. Dent, 02.01.2024
EU says music streaming platforms must pay artists moreThe European Parliament also wants the streaming industry to promote smaller artists.By M. Saleh, 01.18.2024
Stylophone-maker Dubreq created its own version of the theremin and it’s only $110The Stylophone Theremin is a synthesizer with an antenna for pitch controls to create experimental sounds. By C. MacDonald, 01.07.2024
The LG DukeBox puts vacuum tube audio behind a transparent OLED displayMore information should be available at CES 2024. By S. Fielding, 01.02.2024
Teenage Engineering's K.O. II sampler proves the company can do cost-friendly coolIt's all relative, but the EP-133 could be the first in a series of more affordable music gear.By J. Trew, 12.19.2023
Spotify is laying off 1,500 employees, who will be notified later todayThis is Spotify's third round of layoffs this year, and will account for 17% of the company's staff.By S. Dent, 12.04.2023
Kiss’ final show ended with a performance by digital avatars made to immortalize the bandKiss worked with George Lucas’ SFX company Industrial Light & Magic, which previously made avatars for ABBA. By C. MacDonald, 12.03.2023
Google’s new AI experiment composes abstract musical clips inspired by instrumentsYou may not hear the exact sound of the instrument you entered.By W. Shanklin, 12.01.2023
TikTok's new profile tools are just for musiciansThe new music tab and artist tag are supposed to improve discoverability.By M. Saleh, 11.30.2023
Spotify Wrapped returns to reveal your 2023 streaming statsFor the first time in a while, you'll be able to access it on desktop.By B. Steele, 11.29.2023
Endlesss Clubs is like a Discord server for making musicYou can test it out for yourself now. By S. Fielding, 11.22.2023
YouTube's first AI-generated music tools can clone artist voices and turn hums into melodiesMusicians like John Legend and Troye Sivan are lending their voices.By S. Fielding, 11.16.2023
Ableton Live 12 can create MIDI riffs and has a new synth to play themThere's also a new distorion effect, key and scale tools and deep improvements to library managementBy J. Trew, 11.14.2023
Spotify for TVs gets a new look and features to match the mobile appThe update makes it easier to view and control what plays next.By M. Saleh, 11.09.2023
Teenage Engineering's recorder and mic make the Field series feel completeThe TP-7 and CM15 balance out the company's pocket-sized studio gearBy J. Trew, 11.09.2023
How the meandering legal definition of 'fair use' cost us Napster but gave us SpotifyFrom DMCA takedowns to Content ID filters, labels continue to crack down on online music sharing.By A. Tarantola, 11.05.2023
Apple Music's Siri-only $5 voice plan appears to be toastIt's no longer listed as an option on the streaming service's website.By K. Holt, 11.01.2023