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Despite the fact that it's made entirely out of soft, pliable fabrics, MIT's knitted keyboard is even more expressive and capable than a normal keyboard.

By analyzing your brain waves, it's possible to figure out what song you're listening to -- and a whole lot more. This project will blow your mind

Approaching 40 years since the CD made its debut, the strange thing about CDs is how they have largely faded from our nostalgic consciousness.

Can J-Hova's streaming service ever compete with Spotify?

Virtual events can't quite replace the thrill of a live performance, but they're getting closer all the time.

This eclectic mix helps you forget the distractions and focus on the tasks at hand

My MP3 collection is better than yours. The iPod that I stocked was filled to capacity with top-shelf music. Like a goldfish, my collection grew to fill the space that allowed it. It expanded to the edges of the latest version of the iPod, as it gradually grew from 5 GB to 10 to 50 […]

Apple now has more paying subscribers for its on-demand music streaming service in the United States than Spotify. Here's how Apple Music surpassed the Swedish streaming service for stateside streaming supremacy.

For four years, EDM group The Glitch Mob has been performing in a high-tech, spaceship-style stage design called The Blade. Justin Boreta discussed changes made for The Blade 2.0, and how the band members are "children of music technology."

In 2014, Paul Klein, Jake Goss, and Les Priest decided to release a few songs together on Soundcloud, anonymously. Four years and a Billboard charting album later, the trio known as LANY describes how their lives changed, and where they're going next.

Two Feet was a Berklee School of Music student living on his friend's couch until his break-through song gained 4 million streams on Soundcoud in hours. He discusses how that momentum and a major label helped him become a hit artist.

Red Bull Radio, a 24/7 radio station focused on obscure, indie artists, is an anomaly in today's music industry. Its founder, Many Ameri, discussed how the station fits with Spotify and Apple Music, and its stance on promoting controversial artists.

Austrian music distributor Guenter Loibl wants to revolutionize the way vinyl is made by using an industrial laser in the pressing process. With claims of better sound and more play time, we asked the experts: Can HD Vinyl really deliver?

Spotify and streaming services like Apple Music are taking over. But are we losing something valuable as we shift to on-demand music? Here’s why streaming isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Adrian Younge is a virtuoso musician and half of the team responsible for composing the score for Netflix's Luke Cage. The prolific musician discussed the music-making process for Luke Cage season 2 and why he prefers analog over digital.

Andre Torres, VP of urban catalog at Universal Music Enterprises, is working on bringing more vinyl appreciation to millennials with UME's new online platform Urban Legends. Torres explained how he plans to use artists like Migos to help him achieve that goal.

Want to listen to an acoustic version of a song, on the fly? With Dynamic Playback, a new music format technology from Moodelizer, listeners can manipulate songs in real time. But there's more in store for the tech.

Spotify is set to go public, but rather than go the IPO route, the streaming service has a different strategy in mind, and all point to this direct listing decision as being a way out for early investors.

With two of the largest radio conglomerates filing chapter 11 bankruptcy in the past five months, it might seem as though the format is struggling for survival. The real story of radio is much more interesting.

As on-demand music subscription streaming services continue to grow in popularity, services like Pandora are still losing large sums of money. Pandora's Elizabeth Moody spoke with us about what needs to change in order for streaming services to survive.

Rae Sremmurd is preparing to release a three-disc album, SremmLife 3, along with a signature shoe with Reebok called the SremmBoks.

Platinum-selling R&B artist Tory Lanez just released his second studio album, 'Memories Don't Die." He discussed with Digital Trends why social media isn't good for storing memories, the status of his collaboration with Drake, and a lot more.

Accomplished producer Raphael Saadiq, a professional musician for more than 30 years, spoke to us about helping Netflix receive its first best original song Oscar nomination, how he'd remake the Black Panther score, and the status on his first new album in seven years.

YouTuber Taryn Southern's new album, I Am AI, was entirely produced by AI programs. Southern used Google's Magenta, IBM's Watson Beat, AIVA, and Amper Music to craft the music behind the album.

Satellite radio service SiriusXM boasts less than half the paying subscribers as the most popular on-demand music streaming service, but manages to stay profitable while Spotify hemorrhages money. Read our in-depth analysis to find out how.

Best Buy’s decision to stop selling CDs altogether by July marks the end of an era. The once-dominant format is going the way of the dodo, so in memoriam, we’ve created this timeline marking the CD’s rise and fall.

Producer Cardo explains to Digital Trends how he went from making music on Playstations to producing hit records with Drake and Kendrick Lamar using programs anyone can download for free.

Syd Bennett, lead singer of R&B group The Internet, talks to Digital Trends about how she turned a crappy MacBook, a few living rooms, Limewire, and some recording equipment into a music career that would later spawn a Grammy nomination.

James Mercer and his ace band The Shins came up with eleven new arrangements for every song on their 2017 release Heartworms and re-recorded them for a stunning role-reversal album called The Worm’s Heart, which may even eclipse the power of its predecessor.

Modern vocalists have to navigate the slippery slope of connecting emotionally with listeners without tipping over into sappy/corny territory — something Starsailor leader James Walsh does with honest panache on All This Life.

Playlists from the biggest streaming services have influence on what's a hit, and who's a star. Spotify and Apple Music's most successful playlist curators explain how playlists changed the music industry.

Nick Heyward’s knack for creating indie-rock-laced earwig confections are akin to those found in the DNA of modern pop artists like Sam Smith, Hozier, Charlie Puth, and James Bay

The deluxe edition of Avenged Sevenfold’s The Stage doubles the album’s original track count with one new song, six covers, and four live tracks. Singer M. Shadows sees it as the next stage of the band’s creative evolution.

Singer Joss Stone told us how five people maintained a free-thinking approach to creating music without restriction, how to stop obsessing over studio perfection, and how Nature helped pave the way for Mama Earth’s lyrics and rhythms.

Swizz Beatz has produced classics songs for Beyonce, Jay Z, DMX, and dozens of others, but these days he's also using Instagram to find artists for his No Commission art show. Digital Trends spoke to him about the show and his unique uses for Instagram.

Slowdive guitarist/vocalist Neil Halstead discusses the band’s new appeal to teenage audiences, why you have to curb your digital options during the recording process, and why shoegazing is no longer a four-letter word.

There are those artists who embrace our collective recorded heritage as something that can be built upon — artists like Aaron Smart, the singer/songwriter/guitarist behind the rock collective he’s dubbed Silverplanes.

Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies discusses how the band laid down the sonic template for Fake Nudes, how one’s love of vinyl comes in handy while on the road, and why they’re the perfect band to have a song featured on a recent episode of Mr. Robot.

The Bloody Beetroots’ masked DJ/producer Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo tells DT about the band’s mesh of samples and live instruments, how living real life is crucial for creative songwriting, and what his personally perfect everyday Halloween outfit is, and why you’ll never spot it.

Cut Chemist discussed how he perfected the art of mixing samples with live musicians on his new Madman EP and upcoming Die Cut album, why a certain drummer’s studio performance changed his production goals, and which pioneering tracks belong in a sample-based Smithsonian.

Before the Dead Boys headed out on the road on their 40th anniversary tour, guitarist Cheetah Chrome told us about the enduring legacy of their punk-template track Sonic Reducer, why finding the right producer is critical, and what a 80th anniversary run might be like.

Big Boi of Outkast spoke with Digital Trends about his new album Boomiverse, his reaction when he first came across Napster, which 1980s pop star he still wishes he could make a song with, and achieving Jedi rap status.

We caught up with Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo before he left for his Electric Trim solo tour to discuss the vintage gear on display in the New Thing video, his listening preferences, and which ionic artist stuck up for Sonic Youth’s right to “play whatever they want.”

Some of the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie’s peers, collaborators, and admirers discuss his songwriting prowess and his knack for finding the best sounds to reinforce his sometimes nonlinear messages — plus we hear some exclusive thoughts from the man himself.

Dhani Harrison, son of late Beatle George Harrison, discusses how he developed the electronic sonic template for IN///PARALLEL, his long-term battles with fake news, and how he’s embraced his role as “healer-in-chief.”

Tom Petty was the transitional glue linking the sonic sensibilities of the more freewheeling ’60s with the singer/songwriter/bandleader movement of the ’70s, the one catch being he was able to sustain a level of creativity and popularity until his literal last breath.

Neil Finn tells us how artists balance mystery and transparency with their audiences, why the final version of Out of Silence came together so quickly, and how he’ll weather his next live-streaming experiences.

Guitar whiz Kaki King follows up her recent boundary-pushing multimedia extravaganza with a live chamber orchestra recording that re-imagines eleven of her most challenging songs.

Deer Tick bandleader John McCauley told Digital Trends how their two new albums resuscitated the group as a creative force, which covers he may eventually tackle himself (and in what style), and about his recent “vinyl mishap” at home.

Living Colour’s virtuoso guitarist Vernon Reid discusses how they create the soundtrack to accompany our never-ending information overload, how their songs most resemble a two-way conversation, and why tactile interaction with both music and gear remains important.