The Best Prog Song by 5 Hair Metal Bands
Approach these songs with an open mind and you'll be pleasantly surprised. Continue reading…
Women Take Center Stage When Hip-Hop Meets the Symphony
Zuri Appleby, Lindsay Niccs, and Rachel Francis perform at the Passing the Crown 2025 event. (All photos by Lawrence Sumulong) If you were to have asked late Sugar Hill Records…
The ’80s Album Ozzy Osbourne Was ‘Obsessed’ With
Both Louis and Jack Osbourne share reflections of Ozzy Osbourne's musical tastes and reveal his passion for one of Peter Gabriel's most well-known albums. Continue reading…
Ozzy Osbourne Almost Appeared on a Song With Madonna
Both Ozzy and Madonna laid down vocals for an early '80s Was (Not Was) song, but the track eventually surfaced in the early '90s with Kim Basinger as the lead…
Amazon Still Selling Multiple OpenAI-Powered Teddy Bears, Even After They Were Pulled Off the Market
Last week, OpenAI said it cut off the toymaker FoloToy’s access to its AI models after the AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma,” which ran GPT-4o, was found giving responses that were…
Meet the New Disruptor in the Music Business: The Family Office
(Credit: Getty Images) This is a new ongoing series about the business of music with a SPIN twist. There’s a new headliner in the music business, and it’s not on…
Time Series Foundation Models: What You Need To Know
The recent emergence of Time Series Foundation Models (TSFMs) offers a powerful new tool for forecasting. Their effectiveness, however, is often constrained by an architectural design that analyzes each time…
500 Greatest Albums of the 1960s…Deluxe edition
Fab (and more) gear! Fab (and more) gear! With the new updated editions of the Beatles Anthology in the shops and on your streaming service this week, this feels like…
Netherlands Returns Control of Nexperia to Chinese Owner
The Dutch government suspended its powers over chipmaker Nexperia, handing back control to its Chinese owner and defusing a standoff with Beijing that had begun to hamper automotive production around…
Signed: FKA Twigs Inks With UTA in ‘Afterglow’ of Grammy Nom; Mexican Icon Lucero Boards New Label
The sheer number of artist signings announced on a weekly basis makes it difficult to keep up, no matter how closely you pay attention to the industry news cycle. That’s…