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"I woke up the next day and I was like, ‘Oh, it’s over. I know it’s over'": How Lorde cured stage fright
By Will Simpson published
She spills the beans to Stephen Colbert

"In a blind test of 100 musicians, it beat the $200 plugin 3-to-1. Not bad for a free app": AudioKit releases Synth One J6, a free Juno-inspired synth for iOS
By Matt Mullen published
"No ads. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Just an exceptional instrument, freely given to inspire creativity everywhere"

Lorde on the Frank Ocean collaborator who helped to humanise the synths on her new album, Virgin
By Ben Rogerson published
The star performed a secret set to open this weekend's Glastonbury Festival

"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams
By Matt Mullen published
The Velvet Sundown has no online footprint, a suspiciously artificial artist image and a ChatGPT-generated biography - but somehow has almost 350,000 monthly listeners

“We were even encouraged to dig out some particularly gnarly old stuff that hadn’t seen the light of day in years”: Freqport FreqInOut FO1 review
By Andy Price published
We take a look at Freeport’s latest in/out box which promises to morph your hardware into plugin form without breaking a sweat

Excite Audio and KSHMR team up for South Asian-inspired software instrument based on authentic recordings
By Matt Mullen published
"This came out a desire to create the ultimate Indian sample library, using the most talented musicians that I've met over the years"

Digitakt II’s new firmware adds a major user-requested feature that sets it apart from the original
By Si Truss published
OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples

Best guitar VSTs 2025: Get the best simulated guitar tones for your next production
By Matt McCracken published
My pick of the best guitar VST instruments will get great guitar tones for your productions, even if you’ve never played guitar before

Start your Independence Day weekend with a bang, as the Musician's Friend 4th of July sale lands early - score up to $850 off Music Man, $200 off Elektron and more
By Daryl Robertson published
Bag up to 60% off at Musician's Friend this Independence Day, saving you hundreds on Fender, Schecter, Roland, Universal Audio and more
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