Spotify is now an AI chatbot, too
Spotify is now an AI chatbot, too

Spotify is experimenting with a new AI feature that allows Premium subscribers to play and explore music, audiobooks, and podcasts by having conversations with a chatbot. The “Talk to Spotify” feature appears across the Home and Now Playing view on Spotify’s mobile app. You can interact with the chatbot by typing your request in the […]

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant

Spotify is rolling out a new AI-powered conversational feature that lets Premium subscribers chat with the app to discover music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

Lorde was performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn’t specify any brands in particular, it’s likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smart […]

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? is hypnotic, healing, and hopeful
Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? is hypnotic, healing, and hopeful

Matmos are an incredibly accomplished duo between their own solo records like the masterpiece A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure and production classic Björk records like Vespertine. But Drew Daniel, one half of Matmos, is fiendishly prolific. When he’s not literally dreaming up new viral music genres, he’s also putting out records […]

After years of teasing, the viral Nopia synth is ‘basically finished’
After years of teasing, the viral Nopia synth is ‘basically finished’

After setting the music gear corner of the internet on fire back in 2023 with the first glimpse at the Nopia, creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal are almost ready to bring it to market. The duo brought it to the MusicRadar offices for an in-depth first look and revealed that it will be launching […]

FL Studio head Constantin Koehncke turns to Reddit for feedback and fun
FL Studio head Constantin Koehncke turns to Reddit for feedback and fun

If you’re a music maker of a certain age, then you probably once dabbled with a pirated copy of a little app called Fruity Loops. These days it’s called FL Studio, and Constantin Koehncke, is the man responsible for shepherding the pioneering digital audio workstation (DAW) through the modern age. As CEO of Image Line, […]

Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist

Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar – one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more. Listeners can choose from up to five options like […]

Spotify just gave Release Radar new controls so you can find new music your way

Spotify is rolling out new session controls to Release Radar globally, letting you filter your weekly new music playlist by genre, new artists, or editor picks before you hit play.

FL Studio 2026 turns its AI chatbot into your assistant engineer
FL Studio 2026 turns its AI chatbot into your assistant engineer

Last year, Image Line introduced Gopher for FL Studio, an AI chatbot that was basically a glorified instruction manual. You asked it how to do something, and it would serve up the relevant instructions. It’s the kind of thing I actually use AI for on a semi-regular basis. But in the new release, Gopher can […]

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip-hop at its most daring
Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip-hop at its most daring

There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip-hop. While the label featured plenty of experimental, boundary-pushing, and politically minded acts, Lif stood out as the most “conscious rapper” in the traditional sense. It was clear though, that label […]