“On the spur of the moment I said, ‘I’m going to do the backing vocals in Spanish’”: How The Clash created their biggest hit

When The Clash’s 1982 anthem Should I Stay Or Should I Go was first released as a double A-side single with Straight To Hell, ...
Daily Mail

Karaoke fans rejoice! Apple launches Apple Music Sing feature that lets you sing along to your favourite songs with backing vocals and real-time lyrics

Warm up your vocal cords, as a new karaoke feature is being launched on Apple Music that lets you remove the original singer from your favourite tracks. Named 'Apple Music Sing', the music streaming ...
Cleveland.com

To use backing tracks or not to use backing tracks, Is it still the question?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...
loudwire

KISS Drummer Makes Mistake, Backing Vocal Tracks Exposed at Recent Show

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 ...
Couriermail

The backing vocals you didn’t know were from famous musicians

But, back in the day, it was common practice for artists to help each other out. If they had time, they’d jump in the studio and casually record some backing vocals to add to tracks. It might drive ...
BroadwayWorld

Robert J. Sherman Launches New Songbook THE ROBBIE SHERMAN SONGBOOK: BACKING TRACKS AND VOCAL GUIDES

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of published Sherman family ...
loudwire

W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless Denies Using Backing Tracks for His Lead Vocals Live

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 ...
MetalSucks

Dee Snider Thought Lzzy Hale Used Vocal Backing Tracks, Asked to Hear Her Monitor Mix

Halestorm frontwoman and co-namesake Lzzy Hale was our recent guest on The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss a wide breadth of topics including her collaboration with legendary Twisted Sister frontman Dee ...