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 ...

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless admitted to using backing tracks during the band's live performances, but he insisted they're purely a supplemental tool to give fans the best experience possible.

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 ...

Here are four fascinating tunes featuring backing vocals by Michael Stipe in honor of the R.E.M. frontman’s 66th birthday.

The use of backing tracks—pre-recorded material or other selected sonic elements from a band’s record—played during an artists’ live performance is essentially a public secret. The world is familiar ...

What makes live music live? It might sound like a silly question, but if you were to attend a concert where the vocalist was miming and musicians playing to pre-recorded backing tracks, would you feel ...