In a lot of ways, our job is simpler [than mainstream DSPs] because we know exactly what we’re building and who we’re building it for.” Beatport has come a long way since its visionary beginnings in ...

Snarky Puppy’s latest album, Somni, is far more than a musical release—it is the culmination of an 18-year relationship between the genre-blurring ensemble and Audio-Technica, a partnership rooted in ...

Happy Friday, my chaotic conductors! Thanksgiving is less than a week away, meaning utter chaos is among us at the supermarkets. The aisles of any Trader Joe’s may be inevitably sardined, but have ...

The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Rock Song category.

Skwid of Long Beach punk outfit Heartwells tells of his for love for this modern MCR classic ...

The complete title for musical raconteur Derek Shulman’s new book for Jawbone Press is Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights. It is a fascinating “warts and all” ...

Task Dan Deacon says scoring a film is like baking a cake—and the score is the egg. It holds the cake together, but you don’t want to taste it. This mentality has shaped his “nothing is precious” appr ...

Musicians have a vested interest in protecting their ears, as does every other variety of individual with a passion for music. Sadly, the tendency for venues to blare music at dangerously high volumes ...

I’ve taken the challenge even though I wasn’t qualified at all at the time. Pushing yourself and not being scared can really take you places. I’m living proof of that.” Raised in Kobe, Japan, Minami ...

On October 26, 2025, Universal Music Group announced it had settled a copyright case with A.I. music company Udio. The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed last year by UMG, Sony Music, Warner ...

The ASCAP Foundation announces Michael R. Dudley Jr. as the recipient of the inaugural ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize for Early-Career Arrangers.

Singer and songwriter Marina Fleming started writing songs in middle school to make sense of her changing emotions. “Music ...