Your 2021 Spotify Wrapped is finally here, and it’s one of the first attempts to create colorful cohesion out of a disjointed year. According to Spotify, the theme for this year's Wrapped is "the ...

Let’s start with something we can all agree on: What do the genres at the bottom of our top-five list even say? No matter that they are barely recognizable as real genres (more on that later), the ...

Universal Music joined the orchestra of music stocks in September, SiriusXM is roughly unchanged, and Spotify overcame a funk with its third-quarter results, but will end 2021 lower. By Georg Szalai ...

This story is part of our end-of-year series This Year in Gear rounding up the most notable releases of 2021. For more stories like this, click here. This was a banner year for audio products, ...

Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she ...

The EISA Hi-Fi Awards 2021-2022 have been announced and some of our favorite components from Rotel, Pro-Ject, Cambridge, and Bluesound are winners. Nothing gets manufacturers more excited than the ...

We're nearing the end of 2021 and, for many, life continues to be a constant flux of unpredictable changes. But for lovers of well-made audio storytelling, there's one thing that never seems to change ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. I first used the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x studio headphones ...

During the pandemic, Reesha Howard got hooked on doing live audio chats from her smartphone. First she used Clubhouse, the buzzy, invitation-only app that surged in popularity last year with ...