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For some years now, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, legendary seller of silks, philanthropist and music aficionado, has been wondering how to increase the number of youngsters attending music concerts. “We have to do something, because the halls are filled with the middle-aged and the elderly. We have to create a new generation of rasikas who will…
Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program. WMG, which owns record labels that have signed musicians like Ed…
Last year, Arturia launched its first stage keyboard, AstroLab. Unlike a synthesizer, stage keyboards are more focused on delivering performance-ready presets than sound design. They’re geared towards touring and performing musicians who need access to a range of sounds with minimal fuss, rather than bedroom tinkerers. But, while the first entries in the series were…
Rapper Killa K | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “I will be on the cover of Vogue one day.” Killa K, the Bengaluru-based rapper has big ambitions not only for his music, but also for fashion that is an integral role of his persona. In preparation for his directorial debut of his music video for ‘Nalla…
The South Asian Symphony Orchestra at a previous recital in Chennai | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ “Music is our way of building bridges,” says former Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, the founder of the South Asian Symphony Foundation (SASF) and its orchestra, “established with the foundational goal of using music as a universal language to…
The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career. Published On 24 Nov 202524 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in his classics, has died at 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa…
The feature isn’t something brand-new, built from the ground up. Instead, it’s a direct integration with TuneMyMusic, which lets you shuttle playlists between services like Tidal, YouTube Music, Qobuz, Beatport, and even Napster. Of course, TuneMyMusic is just one of several services that offer the same ability, including Soundiiz and SongShift, which powers Apple Music’s…
Munna PM, one of the founding members of the instrumental collective, Shanka Tribe, describes the process behind creating their latest EP, Umoja, as “intuitive”. Umoja emerged from the collective’s jam sessions with traditional musical instruments. “Certain rhythms or melodies would trigger visual images, moods, or emotions, which became the seeds of Umoja,” says Munna, about…
Justice Department prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Pras Michel of betraying his country for money. A United States district judge has sentenced Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, to 14 years in prison for illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign….
AI-generated music has been flooding streaming services and there is a wave of AI singers and bands that don’t exist in real life. Published On 20 Nov 202520 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay…
