LG Partners with Will.i.am to Outsource Your Tone-Deaf Karaoke Failures to AI

KEY POINTS

•LG collaborated with musician Will.i.am to expand its Xboom speaker lineup at CES 2026.
•The new Stage 501 party speaker features an AI Karaoke Master that edits vocals from almost any song.
•It includes upgraded dual woofers and a five-sided design to deliver enhanced sound quality without karaoke-specific files.

In a brilliant fusion of tech desperation and celebrity branding, LG and Will.i.am unveiled the Stage 501 party speaker at CES 2026, promising to save humanity from itself with their new 'AI Karaoke Master.' This miraculous device claims to remove or tweak vocals from 'virtually any song' without needing special karaoke files, a feature reminiscent of the Soundcore Rave 3S's AI karaoke party trick. The Stage 501 sports a fancy five-sided design upgraded with dual woofers and full-range drivers, which LG touts will produce 'richer audio' — because nothing says richer audio like a speaker designed to digitally erase actual singers' voices. Basically, if your singing sounds like a dying cat but you insist on soloing to Mariah Carey, this thing's got your back. The device launched this week with no announced price or the ominous question: will AI also fix your awful stage presence?