Three-armed robot conductor makes debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human conductors would find impossible
‘You can try weirder and weirder things’: once-mocked synthesisers enjoy new golden era
Formerly reviled music technology is more popular than ever as designers experiment for a growing group of enthusiasts
AI-generated parody song about immigrants storms into German Top 50
Artist Butterbro accused of walking fine line between parody and discrimination and helping make racial slur mainstream
Sound clashes are a thrilling reggae tradition. Will AI ruin them?
The use of fake AI vocals – including those of Donald Trump – is sending shockwaves through this historic scene. At a Montego Bay clash, performers debate their culture’s future
‘We have to adapt or die’: Daniel Bedingfield says AI is music’s future
Exclusive: Gotta Get Thru This singer argues that ‘neo-luddites’ risk being left behind as technology develops
Welsh record label to digitise entire catalogue of 26,000 recordings
Sain, co-founded by singer Dafydd Iwan, begins painstaking process of preserving tracks to inspire future artists
The music industry is engineering artist popularity – listeners are right to be angry
Numerous tactics, including payola-like deals on Spotify, are promoting artists people haven’t chosen to hear – but the industry refuses to discuss it
CDs sales are growing. How I wish I hadn’t given my beloved collection away
Compact discs provided the soundtrack to his life. Then came streaming and he couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. As CDs enjoy a renaissance, our writer looks back at what he lost
Mungo Jerry frontman hopes new anti-piracy tech stops artists losing out
Ray Dorset says band lost £23m in royalties but suggests fingerprinting software could help musicians
‘It’s basically inaccessible without a phone’: are kids losing their love for music?
Children used to obsessively put CDs and 7-inches on repeat, but streaming means they need digital devices and parental permission to play music. And there’s little being done to help
Diva Cups: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The pop DJ duo are old enough to have Omegle trauma but young enough to have brain rot. It’s a winning combination
On my radar: Andrew O’Hagan’s cultural highlights
The novelist on a comedic TikTok sensation, the importance of a good suit and his favourite educational app
Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie
The search for song that has consumed thousands of Reddit users is over, with discovery that it was written for pornographic film
Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation
Fuelled by music fandom and social media, young British people’s slang is evolving to include words with pidgin, patois and Arabic roots – even where strong regional English dialects exist
Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and more musicians demand protection against AI
Letter signed by more than 200 artists makes broad ask that tech firms pledge to not develop AI tools to replace human creatives