GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Rock AlbumThe 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Rock Album category.

Take a listen to the nominated albums below--who do you think will win?

See the full list of nominees in every category here.

private musicDeftones

I quitHAIM

From ZeroLinkin Park

NEVER ENOUGHTurnstile

IdolsYUNGBLUD

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Music Expo 25 Round-Up With over 25 sessions, more than 40 speakers and 30 brand showcases, Music Expo 25 marked the organisation's most ambitious and best-attended event in years, cementing its role as a vital hub for the Bay Area’s creative music scene.

Crocus Soundware Motiif: Expedition BrassIntroducing MOTIIF: EXPEDITION BRASS, a powerful creative instrument built from intimately recorded Trumpet, Trombone, and Euphonium performances, designed for the full version of Kontakt 6.7+. At its core is our novel Polyrhythms Engine, which leverages Kontakt's Time Machine Pro feature and allows you to generate endlessly evolving, tempo-synced musical motifs simply by layering MIDI notes. Whether performed live on a keyboard or composed in your DAW, each MIDI note can trigger its own unique tempo-synced pattern. The result combines the immediacy and flexibility of a traditional multi-sampled Kontakt instrument with the beauty and compositional complexity of a phrase library. MOTIIF is an effortless engine for crafting infinite ostinatos. The source audio was captured with large-diaphragm condenser microphones positioned just centimeters from each instrument's bell, revealing hyper-intimate detail and nuance. Every pattern is uniquely recorded performance, rich with humanistic variation baked directly into the samples. The user interface enables deep layering and mixing of the motifs. A dedicated crossfade control provides intuitive, color-coded blending between sound layers, while LFO modulation syncs to your DAW's tempo to animate each layer's volume for evolving texture. MOTIIF also introduces new randomization tools, offering instant idea generation and expanding your creative possibilities. Features: Made for the full version of Kontakt 6.7 or higher (Not intended for Kontakt Player). VST3, VST2, AU and AAX compatible host. 7.1 GB samples Uncompressed (5.3 GB Compressed. Over 9 hours of combined audio). 2,790 Samples. 90 Selectable Patterns (45 Solo and 45 Ensemble). Dozens of Snapshot Presets. https://youtu.be/STsTKR06A-c Read More

Top Music Business News Last WeekTop music business news last week include TIDAL adding artists tools, Spotify spotlighting creators, UK banning tickets resale, Live Nation moved to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit and much more.
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Audio Imperia release free Glade instrument Audio Imperia say that they’d been thinking about adding a free instrument to their software collection for some time, but didn’t want to take the approach of offering a ‘teaser’ or cut-down version of their existing creations.

Live Review of Kiss The TigerMercury Lounge New York, NY

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Players: Meghan Kreidler, vocals; Michael Anderson, guitar, vocals; Alex Sandberg, lead guitar; Isabella Dawis, keys, vocals; Paul DeLong, bass; Alyse Emanuel, drums, vocals

Amidst the chaos on the Lower East Side, Minnesota’s Kiss the Tiger curated a memorable night at the Mercury Lounge. Celebrating the release of their newest album, Infinite Love, Kiss the Tiger embarked on a 10 date United States tour this September. Fronted by fierce vocalist Meghan Kreidler, the group has spent the better part of a decade sculpting themselves into the band they are today. From start to finish, they delivered a spirited and entertaining show, captivating the audience. 

Kiss the Tiger pulls influence from a wide breadth of music genres. Audience members could find strings of indie, rock, ska, math rock, ‘90s pop country, funk, and blues weaved in through guitar riffs and keyboard lines. In the Minneapolis scene, Kreidler earned her stripes as an actor. This shone through as she expertly flitted between tempos, genres, and intensity. A vocal powerhouse, big swings in “We Don’t Fight Anymore” sounded just as natural as the light and breezy melody in “I Wanna Love Ya.” She would go above and beyond, conveying emotions that were larger than life through screams, jumps, kicks, and high energy. It was impossible to take your eyes off of her. 

The variety in Kreidler’s vocal dynamics was echoed by the rest of the band. For a moment, they would lull the audience with a dreamy start, and in the next sudden heavy drums would kick off a visceral instrumental break. Despite occasionally changing on a dime, the music never got away from them. They moved through the tracks together as a unit, every member fitting seamlessly into the puzzle that is Kiss the Tiger. 

On stage, the band’s charisma won over the (albeit already eager) audience. Every member danced, jumped around, or engaged with the crowd from start to finish. Never once did the audience doubt that the band was having just as much fun as they were. Capitalizing on the intimacy of Mercury Lounge, Kreidler drew the audience in with personal anecdotes and behind the scenes stories about the songs. She would look out lovingly at the crowd during romantic tracks, as if she wrote it about each person there. Call and response was highly encouraged, with the group taking time to shout out some of their lyrics between tracks. 

Although they have wrapped on their 2025 tour, Infinite Love is now available for streaming. Hopefully they will continue to bring the energy in 2026, so be sure to check them out now. The post Live Review of Kiss The Tiger first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ author and Bitcoin bull Robert Kiyosaki sells his BTCKiyosaki disclosed that he sold his Bitcoin at $90,000 after he forecast a $250,000 price target for BTC in 2026 earlier in November.

Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2026: Sienna Spiro, Alessi Rose, aron!, Bay SwagMBW kicks of a series of features showcasing this year’s Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch
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Wiring Up The Railway, All The Live-Long DayFor those of you who haven’t spent time in North America around this time of year, you may be unaware of two things: one, the obligatory non-stop loop of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” retail workers are subjected to starting November first, and two: there is a strong cultural association between Christmastime and model railroading that may not exist elsewhere. That may down to childhood memories of when we got our first trainsets, or an excellent postwar marketing campaign by Lionel. Either way, now that Mariah Carey is blaring, we’re thinking about our holiday track layouts. Which makes this long presentation on Wiring for Small Layouts by [Chicago Crossing Model Railroad] quite timely.
There are actually three videos in this little course; the first focuses mostly on the tools and hardware used for DCC wiring (that’s Digital Command Control), which will be of less interest to our readers– most of you are well aware how to perform a lineman’s splice, crimp connectors onto a wire, and use terminal blocks.
The second two videos are actually about wiring, in the sense of routing all the wires needed for a modern layout– which is a lot more than “plug the rheostat into the tracks in one spot” that our first Lionel boxed set needed. No, for the different accessories there are multiple busses at 5V, 12V and 24V along with DCC that need to be considered. Unsurprisingly enough given those voltages, he starts with an ATX power supply and breaks out from there.
Even if you’re not into model railroading, you might learn something from these videos if you haven’t done many projects with multiple busses and wire runs before. It’s far, far too easy to end up with a rats nest of wires, be they DCC, I2C or otherwise. A little planning can save some big headaches down the line, and if this is a new skill for you [Chicago Crossing Model Railroad] provides a good starting point for that planning. Just skip ahead a couple minutes for him to actually start talking if you don’t want the musical cliff notes montage at the start of the videos.
If you don’t have any model trains, don’t worry, you can 3D print them.  Lack of room isn’t really an excuse.

What is arrangement in music? Unlocking the art of composition
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The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you can buy right nowWe compiled all the hottest AI wearables currently available, including Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more.

schulz.audio offers JUNI 1984 Chorus for FREE for the next three days
schulz.audio offers the JUNI 1984 Chorus, a lush analog-style chorus plugin for macOS and Windows, for free until Sunday, November 23rd. If this concept feels familiar, it’s because we literally covered Sonic Academy’s JU-60 a couple of days ago, and the similarities are hard to miss. Both plugins aim for the iconic Juno-60 chorus sound, [...]
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Ultimate Patches Arturia MiniFreak ULTIMATE PATCHESThe new Arturia MiniFreak presets / sound pack with 250 next-level presets. Free Taster pack: https://www.ultimatepatches.com/free-synth-presets-patches.html Hear the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6UR7ZC2Gw Read More

Save up to 81% on plugins this Black Friday: The Plugin Boutique sales are already startingBlack Friday means serious discounts on software—no shipping costs, no stock limitations, just crazy deals on instruments, effects and bundles you’ve been eyeballing all year. Plugin Boutique is one of the best retailers to snag a software deal this season. IK Multimedia, Slate Digital, Steinberg, Sonnox, and more have discounts running on everything from individual plugins to complete production suites.
We’ve highlighted our favourite deals below, which showcase some software that’ll genuinely level up your productions. These prices won’t hang around!
Up to 83% off IK Multimedia software during November
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IK is offering amazing deals on many of its software instruments and suites via Plugin Boutique through the month of November. Highlights include half off Total Studio Max – making the company’s complete collection just £299, an incredible 75% off the innovative Tonex guitar and bass modelling packages at just £49.99 and Pianoverse models at just £49.99 each, making them half price. Elsewhere, the MODO Max drum and bass instrument package is a heavily discounted £100 and offers a bunch of savings on upgrade pricing for many instruments as well.
Big savings on Steinberg products for Black Friday
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Get into Steinberg’s world with significant money off some of its top tools, like 40% off Dorico Pro 6 (and upgrade versions), the powerful SpectraLayers Pro and Elements, both with 39% off, making them £175 and £45 respectively, and Wavelab Pro 12 (£209) and Elements (£42) also see steep discounts. A chance to get your hands on these excellent products and save money.
Special deals on Fabfilter’s instrument and effect family
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FabFilter is known for its innovative and well-designed instruments and effects, and here’s your chance to save big on some of the best. There’s an average of 24% off almost everything, including the Creative Bundle at £210, the Mastering Bundle at £285 and the full Total Bundle at £592, giving you everything the company makes. Many individual plugs are available too, ranging from £19 to £110 depending on the model.
Up to 76% off Sonnox tools this Black Friday
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​​Sonnox, leading designer of innovative, high-quality, award-winning audio processing plugins for professional audio engineers, is offering up 0to 75% discount this Black Friday. This makes for some seriously affordable software compared to their list price.
Among others, you can get the classic Oxford series of mixing and mastering plugins for between £35 and £59 each, Claro EQ for just £30 and ListenHub referencing tools plugin for only £18. It’s a rare chance to beef up your sonic arsenal at a significant discount while the deals last.
Get Slate Digital’s Mix Bundle One for £44
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Until 24 November, you can get Slate’s analogue-modelled mix chain software for 44% off.
Comprising two EQ and two classic compressor/limiter modules, it lets you combine and tweak modules in your own chains to process your sound. It’s the perfect way to punch up your mixes and masters, and comes with three extra bonus modules as well.
Klevgrand has up to a whopping 81% off its powerful instrument and effect lineup
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Klevgrand — a Stockholm-based audio plugin company and creative studio run by musicians, software developers, music producers and sound designers — is offering serious discounts this Black Friday.
The ElPiano instrument comes down from £149 to just £27, while the STARK amp simulator is £36, and the Grand Finale mastering suite drops from £65 to a very affordable £25. There are tons more too – compressors, enhancers, modulators and much besides, all at significant discounts.
See more of our favourite Black Friday deals.
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Austin Daboh OBE, EVP of Warner’s Atlantic Records UK, exitsDaboh was hired by Atlantic in the EVP position in June 2020
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