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A robot puppet rolled through San Francisco singing Vanessa Carlton hits
In 2002, pop star Vanessa Carlton and her piano "made their way downtown" through Newbury Park in Los Angeles. Twenty-one years later, a team of hobbyist roboticists have brought Carlton’s music to the streets of San Francisco.
Spotify reaches more than half a billion users for the first time
Spotify added 26 million users in the first three months of 2023, 15 million more than it had expected.
Boss' Gigcaster mixers are designed for live music streaming
Boss has unveiled audio mixers that are tailor-made for livestreaming music.
AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd song pulled from streaming platforms
Universal Music Group said the use of AI-generated voices mimicking Drake and The Weeknd on "Heart on My Sleeve" was a copyright violation, but things aren't so clear cut.
Spotify will shut down 'Heardle' on May 5th
Spotify has confirmed it will shut down 'Heardle' early next month.
Lofi Girl is back and she made a synthwave friend
Lofi Girl is back with a new friend.
The Mario theme joins your old tweets in the Library of Congress
The Mario theme is one of 25 recordings joining the National Recording Registry this year.
Apogee's latest Jam interface has a built-in analog compressor
The JamX has three three analog compression presets to help you shape your tone.
Lofi Girl is at the center of a very relaxing mystery
Jade, the face of the Lofi Girl YouTube Channel, went missing on Monday.
YouTube will livestream all six Coachella stages this year
For the first time, YouTube will have live streams of all six Coachella stages this year.
Spotify's Niche Mixes let you generate personalized playlists for almost anything
Spotify already offers a host of personalized playlists, and now the company is giving users even more control over the generation of those mixes.
Apple Music Classical arrives on March 28th
Apple's standalone streaming option for classical music is coming this month, no additional subscription required.
Aimi's app for listening to AI-generated beats arrives on Android and iOS
Following a beta that saw just 5,000 people get a chance to use the software, Aimi’s iOS and Android app is now available to all.
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Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 review: Excellent sound only goes so far
Bowers & Wilkins once again delivers the outstanding audio quality we’ve come to expect from the company, but the Pi7 S2 is far from perfect.
Spotify debuts its TikTok-style music discovery feed
After months of testing, Spotify is officially debuting its vertical scrolling TikTok-style feeds for discovering new music, podcasts and audiobooks.
Spotify is testing exclusive playlists for NFT owners
Spotify is experimenting with a feature that requires owning an NFT to listen to some playlists.
YouTube Music's redesigned radio experience allows you to create totally custom stations
Google has begun rolling out a redesigned radio feature on YouTube Music the company claims provides users with a lot more control over their listening experience.
Spotify’s ‘Exclude from your Taste Profile’ keeps Elmo out of your daily mixes
Spotify is launching a new feature today that lets you choose playlists to exclude from recommended content.
Endlesss turned its music collaboration app into a beatmaking arcade machine
Endlesss turned its music software into a beatmaking arcade machine — if you have $9,999 to get one.
Google AI can create music in any genre from a text description
Google has made an AI that can create music in any genre just from a text description — and it can even sound good.