UK man sentenced to prison for selling thousands of pirated vinyl records
Physical media is surging in popularity, and so are fake copies printed by pirates
CD and vinyl sales are surging as frustration with digital media keeps growing
CD revenue jumps 58%, while vinyl sales continues long-running revival
AI music can no longer chart in Australia, unless a human actually made it
Fully AI-generated tracks are out, but songs created with AI assistance can still qualify
Country music stars unite against data centers spreading across rural America
They say massive server farms threaten rural communities, water supplies, and local landscapes
CD sales are up 16%, but half the buyers don't even own a CD player
Young buyers see physical media as collectibles
Spotify is deleting millions of AI-generated music tracks to fend off spammers
A dedicated team within the company is now fighting against AI-powered audio slop
Spotify CEO defends AI music, promises musicians will be adequately compensated
"Legal and controlled AI music is better than pirated AI music"
The first CD recorder was shockingly expensive – guess how much
Before CDs went mainstream, recording one cost a small fortune. Made by Denon in 1991
X is using a Supreme Court ruling to try to kill a $250 million music copyright lawsuit
Musk's company says the ruling wipes out the lawsuit's key surviving claim
A paralyzed musician is using a brain implant to create music
Caltech experiment converts motor cortex signals into tones used in a live band setting
What Ever Happened to Napster? From MP3 Rebellion to Streaming Blueprint
Napster made digital music feel limitless for the first time, then vanished in lawsuits, rebrands, and sales. Its name faded, but its ideas still shape how the world listens.
Spotify's SongDNA maps the creative lineage of your favorite music
Rolling out now to premium subscribers
Man who used 1,000 bots to stream AI songs pleads guilty in $8 million fraud case
He faces up to five years in prison
YouTube adds downloads and background play to Premium Lite plan
You'll still need the more expensive plan to access YouTube Music
Sony's new system can identify original tracks inside AI-generated music
Attribution tech could help artists claim compensation
Spotify's growth looks like a victory lap, hits 750 million monthly users
Inching closer to 300 million paid subscribers
Spotify hits a new milestone: one-third of global music revenue
The streaming giant paid out $11 billion in 2025 and says it's cracking down on AI "slop"
Spotify is raising US subscription prices again – here's how much more you'll pay
Its third price hike since 2023
A 300TB pirate archive claims to contain nearly every song ever streamed on Spotify
86 million songs and metadata for almost all of Spotify's 256 million tracks
The MP3 is almost 30, and it still sounds like the early internet
Through the looking glass: Nearly three decades after its US patent date, the MP3 is no longer the cutting edge of audio compression. Yet support for it remains ubiquitous in media players, browsers, automotive systems, and embedded devices. For many people, it also evokes a particular moment in internet culture, when ripping, cataloging, and sharing files felt like core digital rituals rather than background processes handled by cloud services.
This ultimate portable CD player brings back everything we love, and more
A portable CD player this good should be illegal
A Musical Journey Through PC Gaming's Most Unforgettable Soundtracks
Some soundtracks stay with you long after the game ends. PC gaming is full of those moments: melodies tied to places, stories, and memories we never left behind.
Roland returns to analog with the TR-1000 drum machine
Roland aims to reclaims its legacy and challenges rivals
Music goes mini: Tiny Vinyl turns records into a pocketable format
Not even vinyl is immune to the miniaturization craze