If you’ve ever dabbled in music production or live performance, you’ve probably come across the term backing tracks. These aren’t just karaoke versions of songs; they’re the secret sauce behind ...

In concert this week, KISS flubbed part of their song "Detroit Rock City," seemingly exposing singer-guitarist Paul Stanley's pre-recorded backing vocal tracks that were apparently used during the ...

Google has trained an artificial intelligence, named SingSong, that can generate a musical backing track to accompany people’s recorded singing. To develop it, Jesse Engel and his colleagues at Google ...

Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying ...

When the bright spotlight was burning on these musical heroes from the 1960s, these humble backing vocalists were doing the ...

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a ...

These female vocalists don't need any production help to make them sound good live. Their talent is almost too good to be true.

It’s not just one element that makes a hit, it’s the whole picture. Neither a vocal alone, nor an isolated instrument can take a track and make it a chart topper – everything has to work together in ...

Back in the day, quite a few legendary songs featured backing vocals from famous names in rock and popular music. However, some of those contributions weren’t really made known, outside of a few ...