‘We’ve only played in a pub to 50 parents!’: meet Askew, one of Glastonbury’s youngest ever bands | Glastonbury 2023

‘Music is a form of therapy’ … Crossley.

At this time of the year, most British 16-year-olds are focused on GCSE revision and how to spend their long summers. But for Eli Crossley, who alongside Alfie Lewis, Freddie Wormleighton, Jay Guru-Murphy and Will […]

Becky Hill receives BRIT Billion Award at Manchester’s Parklife Festival – Music News

Becky Hill receives BRIT Billion Award at Manchester’s Parklife Festival - Music News

Becky Hill has been announced as the latest artist to receive a BRIT Billion Award by the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels and music companies. The BRIT Billion award […]

Could a robot win a Grammy? AI music is eligible — sort of

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Hold the (gramo)phone: Artificial intelligence-generated music is eligible for Grammy Awards — err, kind of. The Recording Academy announced sweeping changes Friday to music’s biggest night, including that it will allow entries that use AI, as […]

The Beatles to release final song using AI to isolate John Lennon’s voice : NPR

The Beatles to release final song using AI to isolate John Lennon's voice : NPR

The voice of John Lennon, seen here in 1963, will appear on The Beatles’ new record, says his former bandmate Paul McCartney. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images The voice of […]

‘Touch mic and shell it!’ How British freestyle rap videos became a global phenomenon | Music

‘It was almost ridiculed’ … Charlie Sloth, left, with Bugzy Malone.

A bright afternoon has turned a foreboding shade of grey. The rain picked up a few moments ago, just as cameraman Barry Edmunds was negotiating an awkward set of steps, backwards, trying to squeeze Kairo […]