For most of music history, creating a professional-sounding song required a fairly long list of skills. You needed to understand instruments, songwriting, recording, music production, mixing and often expensive studio software. Generative AI is starting…
Portola Music Festival returns to Pier 80 in San Francisco on 26 and 27 September 2026. The fifth edition features another lineup sitting somewhere between electronic festival, warehouse rave and alternative-pop festival. Who is playing…
Audacity has received one of the biggest updates in its history. Audacity 4.0 officially launched on September 3, 2026, bringing a completely redesigned interface alongside major changes to how users record, edit and organise audio.…
A music catalogue can be an asset. If songs reliably generate royalties, a buyer may be willing to pay several years of expected income upfront to own those future cash flows. But there isn’t one…
For years, the compact disc looked like a format heading for extinction. Streaming had made accessing millions of songs almost effortless. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other services meant listeners no longer needed shelves…
DistroKid is usually marketed around one simple idea: pay an annual subscription and upload unlimited music. That sounds cheap. But how much does DistroKid actually cost once you start using it seriously? DistroKid currently charges…
You do not need to be signed to a major label to appear on a Billboard chart. Independent music can qualify. But distributing a song does not automatically guarantee that every stream or sale will…
All Things Go returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland from 25–27 September 2026. Mitski, Hayley Williams and Brandi Carlile lead a three-day lineup that once again puts female and LGBTQ+ artists prominently at…
Anker is taking sleep audio in a slightly unusual direction with the new Anker Soundcore SleepLab Pro, a bedside speaker that can track your sleep without requiring you to wear a smartwatch, smart ring or…
You no longer need to spend $200 or more to get useful features such as active noise cancellation, long battery life and Bluetooth multipoint. At IFA 2026, Belkin has unveiled three new products in its…
