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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these ...

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...

New programming this year includes the Emerging Strategies track, which focuses on new technologies and changing social media habits. By Ed Christman As the industry gears up for the annual Music ...

Trumpet blares, fading sounds of heartbeats and a ringing alarm clock. These aren’t sound effects for a movie — rather, for music projects created by fifth graders in Evanston/Skokie School District ...

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — A state law is forcing Ohio University to shutter a program that alumni and faculty said has helped southeastern and central Ohioans for decades. “Not only is it strong, it’s ...

The Grand Teton Music Festival has revealed the complete programs for its 2026 Benoliel Chamber Music Series, with five concerts taking place from July 9 to August 13 – including the world premiere of ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Dozens of South by Southwest attendees got an up close ...

Apple is expanding its partnership with the Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting music education in U.S. public schools. The organization donates musical ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...