In composing a song to play for 1,000 years, the variables of technology, societal upheaval, and public understanding cannot be overlooked. “Longplayer Live” in 2009 (photo by Cormac Heron/Flickr) In ...

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can write a decent song. When Pop Culture Happy Hour host Stephen Thompson ...

POETS are not required to write epics to establish prestige for themselves, nor must painters do frescoes. Serious composers, on the other hand, are expected as a matter of course to demonstrate their ...

Nashville is built on co-writes. While other genres might herald artists composing a song from start to finish alone, Music City acknowledges the merits of collaboration. While many artists like to ...

"Accessible" can be a dirty word in contemporary classical music. For decades, composers have outfitted their works with gnarly tangles of complexity, and heaven forbid if there's a tune you can hum.

Javed Akthar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Salim Merchant have collaborated with the audience at a music workshop to create a new song. The interactive session, which was held at the ...

Mercedes-AMG teamed up with musician will.i.am to develop a technology called MBUX Sound Drive that lets owners use their car as both a musical instrument and a recording studio. Although it sounds ...

The last thing you could hear was his breathing, and the squeaking of his stool, as drummer Jessie Cox ended the set. He had just played an hour-long improvisation with bassoonists Rebekah Heller and ...