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New AllMusic Feature - Trending Artists
24 April 2025 @ 12:00 am
Announcing a new feature on AllMusic where we're highlighting musicians and bands that are making waves on streaming services and also trending on international music charts. Expect to find unexpected pop, hip-hop, metal, K-pop, jazz artists, and maybe music in new styles not even invented yet.
Before Nirvana: 11 Great Alternative Rock Albums from the Late 1980s
15 April 2025 @ 12:00 am
A lot of great music in the 1980s didn't sell, and many of the best artists reaped neither fortune nor fame. Author Daniel de Visé covers 11 great records from the pre-Nirvana years, 1987 to 1990, focusing on albums that represent an artist's best work.
Don't Give It Away: The Jason Isbell Advice Trilogy
9 April 2025 @ 12:00 am
Over the past two-plus decades of recordings, songwriter Jason Isbell has been crafting a trilogy of "Don't" songs, offering advice about parenting, facing your fears, and proper cookware maintenance. AllMusic offers an examination of these lessons through the years.
Momma Discusses Friendship, New Album, and the Complexities of Touring
2 April 2025 @ 12:00 am
Momma's 4th studio album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, is “an open letter to those who have come in and out of our lives,” detailing the ups and downs of love, friendship, and their summer 2022 tour. Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman spoke with AllMusic shortly before the release of Blue Sky, discussing the story and process behind the album, their upcoming tour, and current inspirations.
Classical Highlights for March 2025
31 March 2025 @ 12:00 am
A few of the notable releases we reviewed this past month seemed to have a theme: lesser-known music. The complete nocturnes of John Field, newly recorded by Alice Sara Ott (pictured), seem to only appear on albums once a decade or so. Explore this and other unearthed and rediscovered gems in our classical highlights for March.
The Death of Subculture
26 March 2025 @ 12:00 am
Subcultures have historically been tightly intertwined with their associated music styles (psychedelic rock, punk, goth, metal), but in the age of bite-sized social media interactions and broad internet homogeneity, are music-driven subcultures doomed?
Alex Lifeson Discusses Envy of None's New Album, Rush's Music, and…Taylor Swift
18 March 2025 @ 12:00 am
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson spoke to AllMusic shortly before the release of the second album from his band Envy of None, and explained how it differs from the group's debut, in addition to chatting about songwriting, aspects of his personal life, and even a few Rush-related topics.
AllMusic's Anticipated 2025 Albums
10 March 2025 @ 12:00 am
As the year progresses, we look to the future to guess at the upcoming releases from our favorite artists and pontificate as to what their new sounds will reveal. Here is a non-exhaustive list of albums that our editors have been anticipating in 2025.
Classical Highlights for February 2025
5 March 2025 @ 12:00 am
Several recent releases that we found to be very satisfying cover music from the Baroque, specifically for church use. Among these were the solo vocal debut album Seelentrost by Isabel Schicktanz and the contemporaneous work Bach's Leipziger Choräle, which Masaaki Suzuki (pictured) starts on as part of his cycle covering Bach's organ music.
AllMusic Feature - Birthdays On This Day
19 February 2025 @ 12:00 am
A fun item that many users may not know about is our "Birthdays On This Day" feature on the homepage of AllMusic. Each day we highlight 15 prominent musicians who were born on this date, from rock, to jazz, to hip-hop, to classical and every genre in between. Scroll down to see today's list.
German defence tech startup ARX Robotics has secured €31mn to ramp up production of its autonomous battlefield robots, which look like mini tanks — minus the guns. ARX — backed by NATO’s Innovation Fund — will also use the fresh capital to advance its operating system, Mithras OS. The software is designed to modernise existing military vehicles through AI, sensor systems, and autonomous driving capabilities. The company estimates it can retrofit 50,000 NATO vehicles with the tech. The co-founder and CEO of ARX, Marc Wietfeld — who will speak at TNW Conference and the Assembly in June — wants his…
In the global race to become the next big tech hotspot, many countries pour billions into nurturing homegrown talent, courting VCs, and crafting startup-friendly policies. While some struggle to gain momentum, others seem to leap forward—fast. So, what sets apart these rapid risers? What’s the secret to ecosystem transformation? Look no further than Bulgaria—a country that’s quietly but confidently building one of Europe’s most exciting tech stories. The key ingredients For years, Bulgaria has been a magnet for global tech firms thanks to its flat 10% tax rate, highly skilled workforce, and cost efficiency. Industry giants like SAP, Microsoft, Oracle,…
Five standout scaleups from Southern Europe have reached the finals of TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” They’ll now face off with rivals from across Europe to be crowned the continent’s hottest scaleup. Southern Europe’s digital scene is still maturing — but growth is accelerating. Deep talent pools and academic strength are now backed by rising support from investors and policymakers. These developments have strengthened the foundations for building scaleups. Our contingent from Southern Europe was scouted from seven countries: Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Spain. Each of them experienced substantial growth in their tech sectors last…
As our favourite Dutch holiday approaches, TNW is celebrating the tech titans shaping the future in the Netherlands. Our beloved home country is the proud parent of a prodigious brood of digital talent. It’s given birth to cultivated meat, raised Booking.com to become the world’s largest online travel agency, and watched with joy as ASML grew into Europe’s most valuable tech company. The family also includes a gifted group of startups and scaleups. In recent years, economic headwinds, geopolitical turbulence, and questionable government policies have blown some of their progress off course, but Dutch tech continues to punch well above…
Researchers at Toshiba Europe have used quantum key distribution (QKD) cryptography to send messages a record 254km using a traditional fibre optic cable network. It’s the first time scientists have achieved a coherent quantum communication using existing telecomms infrastructure. The breakthrough marks a step closer to ultra-secure quantum encryption, which could fend off hacks from even the most advanced classical and quantum computers of the future. QKD is a form of communication that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to securely share encryption keys between two parties. It transmits information in the form of light. These photons carry qubits, the…
Poland is set to power up its first full-stack quantum computer this year, following a deal with Helsinki-based startup IQM. IQM, Europe’s best-funded quantum hardware company, will install the machine at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) in Poland. Named “Spark,” the device is a superconducting quantum computer. This means that it uses superconducting circuits to create and manipulate quantum bits or “qubits” on quantum processors. Machines like Spark can only function at temperatures near absolute zero, making them some of the coldest places in the known universe. “This is the first quantum computer in our country and…
Last year, NN Group and Rubio Impact Ventures launched the NN Social Innovation Startup Award providing grants and mentoring to startups to tackle mental, physical, and financial well-being challenges with tech-backed solutions. Over 360 startups applied. Based on the success of the first edition, NN Group and Rubio Impact Ventures will be hosting a second edition of the NN Social Innovation Startup Award at TNW2025 on June 19, 2025 in Amsterdam. The winning startups will receive a grant and year-long coaching opportunities—with tailored resources, networking, and support (Psst the application deadline is April 30th, so apply now!). Bringing our world…
Europe’s climate tech startups raised $2.3bn (€2bn) in the first quarter of this year — the lowest total since Q3 2020, according to Dealroom data. Behind the headline figure lies a complex mix of growing pains, shifting investor focuses, and broader VC market dynamics, experts told TNW. More specifically, they said the slowdown stems from a blend of market maturity, strategic repositioning, AI’s outsized pull on capital, and a tough exit environment. “If we use the narrative of Dunning-Kruger Curve, we are at a slope of despair in climate now, at least for investors,” Rokas Peciulaitis, founder and managing partner…
German biotech startup Ovo Labs has developed new technologies to “rejuvenate” human eggs, potentially boosting the chances of conception. The therapeutics are designed to enhance in vitro fertilisation (IVF), one of the most transformative advances in reproductive medicine. The first baby was born via IVF more than 40 years ago. Since then, the technology has helped millions of women get pregnant. However, IVF can put significant emotional, psychological, and financial strain on patients. It is often unsuccessful on the first attempt. Some try multiple times without success. For many, IVF ultimately does not lead to parenthood. Ovo Labs wants to…
UK startup Aquark Technologies has used Boaty McBoatface — the internet’s best-loved submarine — to test its quantum sensing technology underwater for the first time. The NATO-backed company put its so-called “cold atom” system inside the autonomous submarine. Boaty McBoatface then descended to the bottom of a giant indoor tank at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The idea was to test how Aquark’s quantum tech — which must be completely isolated from external disturbances to function — would fare in the temperatures and pressures of an underwater environment. Boaty Mcboatface with its quantum payload being lowered into the…
Dozens of California violence prevention and victim service programs, including ones to protect survivors of domestic violence and end sexual abuse in jails and prisons, are facing devastating cuts after the Trump administration abruptly pulled funding from them. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.“These programs literally save lives – not just for the victims, but for our entire communities,” said Tinisch Hollins, executive director of the nonprofit organization Californians for Safety and Justice. “When they go away, we lose a safety net.”The U.S. Jus
In Update New York, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse is paying into a $100 million fund for sex abuse survivors. And according to the diocese's chief financial officer, Stephen Breen, it will face "financial hardships" as a result.Syracuse.com's Jon Moss reports that on Monday, April 28, Breen testified, in bankruptcy court, that in order to withstand these "hardships," the diocese will have to sell property it owns, engage in aggressive fundraising, and look for ways to cut costs. Breen, however, vowed to do "everything we can to regain our financ
Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first hundred days, “the first hundred days” of a presidency has become the first test of presidencies.It’s been assumed that, like FDR, a successful president in the first hundred days gets a lot done and aggregates lots of power to do it. Trump has now revealed the fatuousness of that view. No modern president has done as much as Trump has done in his first hundred days — to trash human rights, undermine our alliances, threaten the independence of our universities and the press, stymie progress on climate change, decimate our civil service, shaft the poor, harm the working class, worsen the economy, and leave much of our government in tatters. 
In a poll conducted by NPR-PBS-Marist College, released on Tuesday, 60 percent of respondents attributed the current economic conditions primarily to Trump’s policies. Only 39 percent felt he simply "inherited" the circumstances. This means that Americans are increasingly associating the current economic situation with Trump.In an article published in the Washington Post on Tuesday, senior reporter Aaron Blake noted that a year into Trump’s first term, specifically in January 2018, only 40 percent of Americans felt that economic conditions were largely a result of his policies. This figure has now increased by 20 poi
Three months into his second term, President Donald Trump is being inundated with weak poll numbers. Polls released in late April show Trump's approval at 42 percent (NY Times/Siena College and ABC News/Washington Post) or 43 percent (
Late Tuesday morning, April 29, CNN's Wolf Blitzer delivered some breaking news: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), according to Blitzer, "is taking steps to change House rules" in a way that "would effectively block an investigation into the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal chat app."Hegseth's critics are calling for him to resign in response to reports that he discussed a U.S. military operation in Yemen in two separate conversations on the messaging program Signal — a platform that, critics say, is not secure enough for discussing sensitive or classified information. President Donald Trump's defense
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being criticized after declaring he ended execution of a federal law promoting women, peace, and security that he described as “yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative” — which was promoted by current top members of the Trump administration and signed into law in 2017 by President Donald Trump.“This morning, I proudly ENDED the “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program inside the @DeptofDefense,” Secretary Hegseth bragged on Tuesday. “WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commande
Reacting to a report that Amazon has decided to place a “tariff price” next to every item they sell, indicating how much of the price of that item results from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described it as a "hostile and political act."“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why did Amazon do this… It’s not a surprise because Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm," she claimed during a press briefing Tuesday. Following Leavitt's remarks, Amazon issued a statement saying it “never” had any plans to show tariff costs for products on their main website. ALSO READ: 
In a Monday morning, April 28 post on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump — angry over his low approval ratings in recent polls — called for the New York Times, ABC News, the Washington Post and others to be "investigated for election fraud." The post came three days after ABC News' Katherine Faulders reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, had "rescinded a policy implemented during the Biden Administration that restricted prosecutors from seizing reporters' 
In an article published on Monday, April 28, The New Republic's Michael Tomasky described the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term as "clown-show fascism." Tomasky argued that the buffoonish qualities of Trump's administration doesn't make it any less dangerous.Tomasky discussed his article the next day during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," attacking Trump's second presidency as a combination of incompetence and "authoritarianism."Tomasky told "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Sca