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Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.

July 3, 2026 • Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Every Friday, you get bombarded with new music. To make it easier to get on board with the most killer stuff, we’ve digested it all, and curated the ultimate weekly chart. Follow us on Apple Music, ...

Spotify is a big name in the streaming music industry, but isn't the only service worth a listen. Broaden your musical horizons by firing up these feature-rich, recommended picks. In 2014, I began my ...

A series of short films demonstrating different techniques for teaching music activities to SEND pupils. Deliver a story with songs, increase numeracy by using simple songs to teach and encourage ...

Here you can find links to all of our entries, which feature collections of loops, hits and multisamples in a wide range of genres. The great news is that you won't have to pay a penny to download any ...

July 3, 2026 • On a special mid-year episode of New Music Friday, host Stephen Thompson and a lineup of NPR Music writers and critics reflect on their favorite albums of the year so far. June 26, 2026 ...

Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What we are essentially trying to ...

Journey through Musical Storyland, where children’s favourite fairy tales and traditional folktales are re-imagined with magical music performed by musicians of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Sun, ...

For over four decades, Bernice Johnson Reagon has been a major cultural voice for freedom and justice. An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in ...

In ancient China, people laid xiantao (a lute-like ancient Chinese musical instrument) with strings to generate music. After a long evolution, the instrument developed into what we call sanxian (three ...