Music

Auto-Tune has become an essential tool for many artists who implement its use in song recordings and even live shows. This audio processor allows for instantaneous shifts in pitch and quality for the vocalist, which has caused contrasting opinions to form within audiences. While many people excuse the use of...

Parody music once had a significant influence within the music industry and pop culture. Weird Al Yankovic remains a testament to the genre’s success in critiquing artists within the music industry and society at large. Following the rise of the internet and social media, music parodies managed to retain a...

To the dismay of many, English songwriter, singer and Black Sabbath band co-founder Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22, 2025. In Birmingham a funeral procession was held to honor the famous singer and to mourn his passing as thousands upon thousands of people attended the procession. The procession started...

When it comes to keeping up with the latest songs, sometimes people take note of the ones that they hate as much as the ones that they love. One such song that has seen this sort of disapproval is “Anxiety”, written by professional rapper and singer Doechii. This song has...

It’s been clear that with the sudden takeover of artificial intelligence in the modern day, some precautions and limits need to be put in place, especially with the music industry. More specifically there needs to be some way to keep it under control without having AI content growing out of...

Music parodies are a music genre that some may often like. They take an already existing song and make a fun twist on the lyrics in a creative method to create something new. Weird Al Yankovic is the biggest example of this as a lot of his works are parodies...

Initially, the biopic for Michael Jackson’s career, “Michael”, was planned to be released in the fall this year. However, due to many delays and rewrites, the biopic is now said to be ready in late April next year. Regardless of the delay, many people are excited to see the life...

Ozzy Osbourne, sitting on a bat-themed throne, rose from beneath the stage to deliver what is now deemed an unforgettable farewell.  At 76, battling Parkinson’ Disease, Osbourne, along with his Black Sabbath bandmates, returned to his hometown of Birmingham to remind us of the defiance of rock ‘n’ roll. On...

Our world has never been as public as it is now, with the current culture of recording everything and posting private thoughts on social media for everyone to see. Many industries that were once shrouded in secrecy are now being brought to light, including the music industry. There have been...

Country Singer Dylan Marlowe was recently kicked from a music festival that he was included in over the weekend. He reportedly was taken away by security after attempting to get a front of house spot to view Jake Owen’s show. Videos surfaced online of the incident, showing that he was...

For decades, music fans and critics alike have relied on neatly defined genres to categorize the vast landscape of sound. Rock was rock, hip-hop was hip-hop and country stayed in its lane. But today, those once-rigid boundaries are dissolving at an unprecedented pace, leading to a vibrant, often perplexing, sonic...

A band named The Velvet Sundown has exploded in popularity on the music streaming service, Spotify, recently. The only thing is that the band is completely AI generated which was confirmed after its debut album gained a significant viewing.  According to the New York Post, “The ’60s-inspired rock-and-roll band, the...

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