Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has commented on the band’s use of backing tracks, clearing up some of the confusion that has led to allegations of using pre-recorded material in their live shows. Sixx ...

One of the hottest and most controversial topics sparking debate on social media recently is whether or not real rock bands use laptops or backing tracks to enhance their live performances — and ...

The subject of backing tracks has been one of the most highly-discussed and controversial topics in rock music over the last year or so. It seems that nearly every interview that's published features ...

Nikki Sixx has admitted that Mötley Crüe have embraced the use of backing tracks during their shows, but promises they still play all their own instruments live. The glam metal veterans have faced ...

"We've used technology since '87," Sixx said on Twitter, adding a list of specifics. He said the group employed "sequencers, sub tones, background vox tracks, plus background singers and us. [Motley ...

Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some ...

The idea of a Mötley Crüe member relying on backing tracks during a live show ain’t nothing new. We’ve seen pretty damning evidence that Tommy Lee’s done so in the past and there’s public allegations ...

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 ...