To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is out this week, ending an 18-year hiatus between this game and the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in 2007. Samus ...

The season for sharing screenshots of your music habits is upon us. Apple Music Replay, the sister-streaming launch to Spotify Wrapped, dropped Tuesday, Dec. 2. All eyes (and ears) were on the diss ...

There's a great divide in the world of music streaming: are you team Spotify or team Apple Music? Either way, both streaming platforms annually release their versions of each user's stats. There's ...

The year’s almost over, but YouTube Music isn’t waiting any longer to release its personalized 2025 Recap. In addition to cataloging your top tracks of the year, the Recap offers AI-powered analysis ...

Daniel Walton landed a creative strategist role at Meta after 20 years in advertising. He balanced agency work with travel breaks to prioritize work-life balance and personal growth. At Meta, Walton ...

Giant music streamer Spotify, which in January started rolling out music videos in beta in 98 markets outside the U.S. and Canada, will be introducing them Stateside in the coming weeks, a ...

A personal experiment with the artificial intelligence music platform Suno’s latest model echoes a new preprint study. Most listeners can’t tell AI music from the real thing, but emotional resonance ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

In 1986, the appeal of “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” was delightfully uncomplicated. The Beastie Boys had turned the simple art of rebelling against authority figures—teachers, ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

OpenAI is working on a new tool that would generate music based on text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to ...