Earlier this summer, a new band called The Velvet Sundown released two albums back-to-back. All the music was AI-generated.

In the last few months, bands including Hotline TNT and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have pulled music from Spotify in a new wave of artist-led protests against the platform.

The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like "Give A Little Bit" and "The Logical Song" in the 1970s.

Known for his intellectual and illuminating touch on the podium, the refined conductor was also surprisingly outspoken when it came to politics and his peers.

Younger follows in the footsteps of greats like Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, using her instrument in many styles of jazz and pop music.

Strings says his guitar has been his best friend for as long as he can remember. After his mother's death this past June, music became a source of catharsis.

From his deep baritone chest to wonderfully fluttering head voice, Michael Mayo joyfully bends notes to his will.

Heather O'Leary, professor of anthropology at St Petersburg's University of South Florida, sets the story of Florida's declining oyster population to music.

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For the chronically online, PinkPantheress has become a soundtrack, vision board and guide. Backed by a band (and sans autotune), the pop star swaps out glitched-out samples for guitar riffs and softer, jazzier moments.