American Idol has already run eight seasons. Since its debut in 2002, watching non-singers belting out of tune has become an amusing addiction. When Karaoke was introduced in the 80's from Japan, it ...

Ed Ledsham explores the history of auto-tune... (Listen to Auto-tune Anthems on Spotify). "Auto-Tune is great for fixing vocals, but we use Auto-Tune in a way it wasn't designed to work. A lot of ...

It happened exactly 36 seconds into the song—a glimpse of the shape of pop to come, a feel of the fabric of the future we now inhabit. The phrase “I can’t break through” turned crystalline, like the ...

Typically, the music-streaming public remains at arm’s length when it comes to tricks and tips that artists use in the recording studio — it’s too nerdy, too complicated, and only useful to obsessives ...

Richard Pryor's Daughter Examines His Use of the "N-Word" Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor talks about her famous father and the complexities of race and language. 2 hours ago A little over a minute ...

Auto‑Tune, the trademarked name for the flagship pitch‑correction software created by Antares Audio Technologies, has become one of the most recognizable sonic signatures of contemporary popular music ...