AI was a problem for Spotify long before Daniel Ek invested in AI weapons of war, causing a growing number of artists to remove their music from the platform in protest. Some artist pages on the streaming service have been infested with fake songs, many of them AI-generated. The people at Spotify apparently recognize this is a problem, and they’ve …

AI was a problem for Spotify long before Daniel Ek invested in AI weapons of war, causing a growing number of artists to remove their music from the platform in protest. Some artist pages on the streaming service have been infested with fake songs, many of them AI-generated. The people at Spotify apparently recognize this is a problem, and they’ve …

They got Howard Stern out here interviewing K-pop stars now. Last year, the Blackpink member Rosé had a huge global hit with the Bruno Mars collaboration “APT.” Today, she showed up on The Howard Stern Show, apparently to prove her bona fides. Rosé told Stern all about leaving Australia for K-pop training camp, she played the original demo of “APT,” …

Rauw Alejandro is constantly expanding his sounds. On Sept. 26, the Puerto Rican superstar revealed his sixth album, Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0, featuring traditional Caribbean sounds from his island and beyond. Not only that, but the new album also demonstrates how good he sounds in bachata, a genre he has never fully dived into before. The post LISTEN: ‘SILENCIO’ Proves …

Our Primavera Sound pals Magdalena Bay are back today with their first new music since last year’s alt-pop instant classic Imaginal Disk, just in time for a pair of sold-out shows this weekend at LA’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Old friends Yung Lean and Bladee released their collaborative album Psykos last year, and then the two of them almost immediately dropped their own respective solo albums — Jonatan for Lean, Cold Visions for Bladee. Last weekend, Yung Lean and Bladee got back together to release the single “Inferno.” It’s really, really good. Now, they’ve got another one.

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Henry Laufer, the LA-based producer known as Shlohmo. Shlohmo came out of the same beat-music scene as guys like Flying Lotus. His 2011 debut album Bad Vibes was heavy on ominous murk, but it also had melodies. He went on to release the 2014 mixtape No More with the R&B star …

The world is still wondering what’s going on with the great Philadelphia indie rock band Hop Along, but bandleader and occasional solo artist Frances Quinlan has something else in the hopper. Last year, Quinlan appeared on the I Saw The TV Glow soundtrack. Earlier this year, Quinlan was a surprise guest at a Lucy Dacus show. Now, Quinlan is one …

Two years ago, Doja Cat essentially renounced her past pop hits and released Scarlet, an album of playful rap experiments. Scarlet was a generally successful enterprise that yielded a couple of huge hits, and now she’s back to making straight-up pop music. Today, Doja releases her new album Vie, a new album of sleek disco-funk grooves and loopy, euphoric hooks. …

I’m the narrator, and this is just the prologue, Brendon Urie sang in 2005. Here’s how the story goes: Four guys in Las Vegas got together and started playing music. First a Blink-182 cover band, they rehearsed in the drummer’s grandmother’s living room before making their own music. One member spammed the internet with their demos, and eventually Pete Wentz …