Back in what I guess we'll call the Our Band Could Be Your Life era, J Mascis and Mike Watt were SST Records labelmates. In the time before American underground rock became big business, Watt was one ...

It looks like Spotify has jumped on board the AI music gravy train. It was announced yesterday (21 May) that the Swedish streaming giant has inked a deal with Universal Music that will enable users to ...

Spotify shared 2030 guidance, forecasting revenue at a compounded annual growth rate in the mid-teens and gross margins between 35% and 40%. The stock has lost a quarter of its value since the start ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Embracer, the investment holding company that previously raced around hoovering up some of the gaming industry’s biggest (and most distressed) players, has announced it’s doubling down on what it does ...

There are a lot of things us Aussies have allegedly stolen from our Kiwi mates across the pond and proudly claimed as our own. (Except pineapple lumps. You guys can keep those!) One of the most ...

After almost 30 years in music, Aqua have announced they won't be performing again. The Danish Eurodance group famous for the 1997 hit Barbie Girl shared that they were breaking up in a statement ...

Aqua, 1997: Rene Dif, Lene Nystrom, Soren Rasted, Claus Norreen. (Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images) ‘Barbie Girl’ stars Aqua have announced they are calling it a day, calling it “the right moment to ...

AI stock trading bots are becoming a core part of modern trading because they solve three practical problems: speed, consistency, and market coverage. A human trader can follow only a limited number ...

On May 7, 2026, Telegram became the first billion-user messaging platform to enable native, direct communication between autonomous AI bots — a capability that developers and AI researchers have ...

Tamber founder Zoe Wrenn talks about the future of AI music, creative pressures and trying to build an "Adobe Creative Suite for musicians." By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer Zoe Wrenn, a musician, ...

After three decades of sold-out tours, chart-topping hits, and memories that spanned generations, Aqua has said goodbye. The Danish-Norwegian pop group, best known for their infectious 1997 smash ...