“505” is essentially about Alex Turner desperately wanting to return to a lover waiting in hotel room 505. But over time, the room has become something bigger. 505 represents the place where a relationship feels…
Rockaway Beach will once again kick-start the UK’s festival calendar in January 2027. The independent indoor festival returns to Butlin’s Bognor Regis with The Charlatans, The Twilight Sad, SPRINTS and Getdown Services leading the lineup.…
A music-promotion company promises: “100,000 Spotify streams guaranteed.” That should immediately make you suspicious. Amuse updated its support guidance this week warning that guaranteed streams and paid playlist-placement services may rely on illegitimate practices that…
For years, the music industry had a distribution problem. Artists outside the US and UK struggled to reach audiences around the world. Record labels controlled access to international markets, radio was overwhelmingly local, and getting…
If you have searched for “Unisound”, “uni sound” or “unison sound”, you may be looking for one of the simplest but most powerful concepts in music: unison. Unison happens when two or more voices or…
“Vargnótt” has quickly become the song most closely associated with VYRMA. But unless you speak a Nordic language, the title probably isn’t immediately obvious. So what does Vargnótt mean? VYRMA provides a simple official answer.…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” became an anthem for an entire generation. The title began as a joke about deodorant. That contrast tells you almost everything you need to know about Nirvana. Kathleen Hanna of Bikini…
AI music is entering a new phase. Until recently, the biggest argument around generative music was whether AI companies had permission to use copyrighted recordings and compositions when training their models. Now companies are beginning…
CORTIS are a five-member South Korean boy group consisting of: MartinJamesJuhoonSeonghyeonKeonho They debuted under BigHit Music in August 2025, making them the label’s next major boy group after BTS and Tomorrow X Together. In 2026,…
Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX 2026 Lineup: American Football, Perfume Genius, Lido Pimienta and More
Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX returns to Mexico City from 19–27 September 2026, bringing indie rock, electronic music and experimental artists to venues across the Mexican capital. The full 2026 lineup has now been revealed, led…
