Ne-Yo has criticised singers who heavily rely on Auto-Tune. The singer and producer insisted that the voice-altering software should only be used as a "safety net" and not to help those who can't sing ...

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 ...

If you haven’t been listening to pop radio in the past few months, you’ve missed the rise of two seemingly opposing trends. In a medium in which mediocre singing has never been a bar to entry, a lot ...

T-Pain has a rare distinction in music: When you think of one musical instrument, tool, or innovation, his name is the one that immediately comes to mind. Of course, this is due to him popularizing ...

There are few musical technologies that are as ubiquitous, maligned and misunderstood as Antares’ Auto-Tune. What was conceived in 1997 as a discrete tool for cleaning up vocals and optimizing the ...

If you ask me, Auto-Tune has been overused and abused for years. But I do think it has a place in some instances, and the HeadRush VX5 now brings Auto-Tune to live performances at the tap of a toe. It ...

Cher was itching for a hit. The year was 1998, nearly a decade since her last Top 10 single, “Just Like Jesse James.” The Goddess of Pop was no stranger to comebacks, though — she famously made them ...

Bollywood filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is the latest celebrity to criticise singer Jasleen Royal's opening performance at Coldplay's Mumbai concert. Jasleen made history as the first Indian artist ...

Jermaine Dupri is calling out the double standards of the rise of artificial intelligence artists decades after Gayle King’s viral interview. For years, the So So Def label owner and producer has been ...