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"The one-size-fits-all streaming model does not serve those seeking deeper connections with artists": Deezer makes a profit for the first time with big plans ahead

Following on from Spotify’s 2025 turnaround, it’s not the only streamer that's on the up

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"It seemed like the Beatles were in the room”: Canadian record shop owner finds mint condition 15-track version of The Beatles first Decca demo tape

It’s pretty much the holy grail of any possible Beatles recording, and fans are falling over themselves for more

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"When we did Live Aid, we could barely play. Queen were in the middle of a tour, walked out there, took the whole thing, and turned it into an advert for themselves": Pete Townshend says that The Who invented stadium rock and then gave it away

He also prefers ABBA to Queen

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“When I came up with the main hook I realised that it was reminiscent of a Beatles song”: How The Cars created an American rock classic

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“Now that’s a wacky idea - let’s try it”: How a critical moment on a 1965 single signposted the Beatles’ growing musical ambitions

It swung the uptempo single into a more nuanced universe, and perfectly demonstrated Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting partnership

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Napster is back - again - in a new deal worth $207 million: “Napster revolutionized digital music - we’re ready to do it again”

Thought you’d seen the back of the file sharing service that almost killed music? Think again

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“You ride with me to the gig. You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content”: Kiss star Gene Simmons defends his $12K ‘personal roadie’ deal

"Whatever floats your boat," the God Of Thunder says

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“It’s too pop, y’know? When things are very processed, it’s like… processed cheese”: Róisín Murphy on why she couldn’t get onboard with Charli XCX’s Brat summer

It seems that the hyperpop sound isn't to her taste

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Dear Reality is giving away 11 immersive audio plugins for free

As the German developer closes up shop, it offers up a suite of immersive mixing and monitoring plugins that includes Exoverb, dearVR Pro 2 and dearVR Mix

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Heart’s Nancy Wilson told Chappell Roan that she’ll be her "rock and roll auntie if you ever need any advice,” and she also co-wrote and recorded her favourite song

"Zeppelin was kind of our influence, and the Beatles and Elton John," says Wilson. “These girls have us and Sheryl Crow and others”

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“It was probably the first time I’d ever sort of listened to one and gone, ‘What is that? I want to learn how to do that!’”: How a soul and reggae legend introduced the Darkness' Justin Hawkins to diminished chords

The Darkness frontman says the late, great Johnny Nash dared to step outside of standard studio chord progressions and broadening a young Hawkins' musical vocabulary in the process

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"This risked giving consumers the misleading impression that platinum tickets were better”: Ticketmaster criticised over Oasis reunion tickets debacle, but this time it's got nothing to do with dynamic pricing

Platinum tickets with no added benefits may have broken law

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"They said, ‘Thank you, but no thank you - it’s not a Monkees song.’ He said, ‘Wait a minute, I am one of the Monkees! What are you talking about?’": Micky Dolenz explains Mike Nesmith's "frustration" at being in The Monkees

“I knew what he was going through. He was frustrated because he was misled"

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"It's a plugin designed to solve one of the biggest challenges in music production": Output launches AI-powered Co-Producer that listens to your project and chooses samples for you

Co-Producer analyzes your track's rhythm and harmony and suggests samples from Output's library that fit with your project

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“Under the cover is a new hum-cancelling technology that preserves that single-coil Jazzmaster tone with no noise”: Seymour Duncan unveils the Jazzmaster Silencer, drop-in pickups to soup up your offset

Step on that fuzz pedal and fear not about the the noise thanks to Seymour Duncan's patent-pending triple-coil design. The Jazzmaster Silencer is offered in Vintage and high-output Hot editions

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“When I got the call to record with Michael, I was thinking, oh, there’s going to be an entourage, and the monkey’s going to be jumping around…”: How guitarist Steve Stevens recorded Dirty Diana with Michael Jackson

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DJ with Apple Music lets you use your subscription with Serato, Rekordbox, Engine DJ and more, making it “easier than ever for DJs to access, play, and discover music in real time”

Users can now access over 100 million tracks in their DJ software of choice – albeit with a few caveats

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“Perfect for chorusing, doubling, slapback, and long rhythmic delays alike”: Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Black Fountain Stereo is an oil can delay emulation pedal packed with modern features

Available in three different colourways, this expands the Black Fountain to stereo operation and offers presets, MIDI connectivity and every knob can be assigned to an expression pedal

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“Just like that it came to him”: Why Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic riff is one of music’s greatest ever moments

That thrilling and inspired John McVie bassline steered the band to create one of its most captivating songs

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"Mick and Lindsey together again, what a flawless guitar player": Fleetwood and Buckingham are working on a new record

Two fifths of Fleetwood Mac have been pictured in a studio together

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“Black people made rock n roll yeaaaah”: Lizzo set to pick up her guitar and play ‘godmother of rock 'n’ roll’ Sister Rosetta Tharpe in new biopic

It seems she may have been honing her six-string skills in preparation

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“This is a really fun limited run with some really important history behind it”: Gibson’s Les Paul Standard Double Trouble is a limited edition model for that ’59/’60 Golden Era vintage vibe

The Double Trouble Les Pauls arrive in '50s and '60s variations, have uncovered pickups with double-white bobbins and a faded nitro finish. And they are only making 500 of each

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Synclavier Digital returns with another new synth based on the '80s classic - except this time, it looks a little more familiar

The ORK II appears to be a new instrument that packs the Regen's architecture into a retro-styled keyboard reminiscent of the original Synclavier II ORK

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“Anything that comes out of his mouth: that’s pop music. You can really do pretty wild stuff behind that”: Mk.gee, Fred Again, Sekou… is Justin Bieber assembling 2025’s hottest cast of musical collaborators?

He might not have announced a new album, but Bieber is rumoured to have been working with some serious in-demand talent

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Crisis averted - for now: AI-generated music has, once again, been deemed public domain and impossible to copyright

The ruling backs up a decision from earlier this year, and adearance to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. But AI platforms won’t be happy…

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