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UPDATE (April 28): PBS’ Great Performances, Michael Price, New 42 and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are set to receive 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. Established in 1990, Tony Honors are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. PREVIOUSLY (April 24): Actor and writer Harvey Fierstein will receive the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 78th annual Tony Awards. The show, with first-time host Cynthia Erivo, will broadcast…
Image Image Credit Arturo Holmes / Staff via Getty Images, Kevin Mazur / Contributor via Getty Images, and Kevin Mazur / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Coco Jones, Doja Cat, and HER Image Size landscape-medium The 97th Academy Awards brought out some of the biggest stars across entertainment, film and music on Sunday (March 2) for Hollywood’s most celebrated night. Ahead of the ceremony, several stars arrived in their best, whether that be wearing archival gowns or suits. On the carpet, USA Today even asked Coco Jones what separates the Academy Awards from music events, such as the Grammys…
The new version of Xfer Serum brings a lot of new functions, expanding the sound design capabilities and making the synth incredibly versatile. Let’s dive into the top 8 improvements! 1. Filters & Routing Serum now includes 2 filters, including simple routing of its 5 sound source modules. Plenty of new filter types have been added, including a fully customizable shape editor. 2. Sample Oscillators Serum now has 3 oscillators, which can be swapped for samplers, and even Kontakt style multisamples! Now it’s easier than ever before to layer synths with one-shots, or import multiple velocity layers per note. 3.…
There was nothing ordinary about Alex Warren‘s star-studded experience at Stagecoach 2025, especially a moment during which Lana Del Rey sang his own song back to him backstage. In a video posted to TikTok Sunday (April 27) — the same day the TikToker performed at the festival during Jelly Roll‘s headlining set — Warren hangs out with the “Summertime Sadness” singer and “Son of a Sinner” musician in a special lounge area. As Warren smiles incredulously, Del Rey sings a lyric to his chart-climbing breakout hit, “Ordinary”: “You’re takin’ me out of the ordinary …” “Every time I hear…
Image Image Credit Kevin Winter / Staff via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium Doja Cat isn’t letting the criticism of her 2025 Oscars performance get under her skin. In fact, the “Agora Hills” artist says she “can’t wait” to do it all over again. On Sunday (March 2), she joined LISA and RAYE for a sweeping tribute to the James Bond franchise. Though their recent collaboration, “Born Again,” unfortunately didn’t make the setlist, Doja Cat still stole the moment with a mesmerizing rendition of Shirley Bassey’s “Diamonds Are Forever.” Covered in a million Swarovski crystals, she ascended onto the stage…
Granular synthesis in Serum 2 allows for creating incredibly unique textures. Here are 7 tips on how to get the most out of it! 1. Granular oscillator After selecting the Granular oscillator type, you can either just drag and drop the sample onto the display, or choose any of the built-in Factory samples. 2. Sample operations Similarly to the Sample mode, there are a few hidden options when you right-click the sample – including fading sample edges, reversing and trimming. 3. Looping mode The looping dropdown menu includes handy features. Unique to Granular are Manual Mode (adds dot for grain…
As those who learned they will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year receive congratulatory messages from numerous friends and colleagues, the seven artists who were passed over for induction are likely get messages from friends and supporters along the lines of “you were robbed” or “you’ll get in eventually.” If you missed the announcement on American Idol on Sunday night (April 27), Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes are this year’s inductees in the performer category. Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon are set to receive the musical…
The artist formerly known as Kanye West, whose 2025 has included several professions of “love” for Hitler, shared an alleged screenshot of a text message early Monday in which it was claimed that Gosha Rubchinskiy’s decision to cease work with YZY was spurred by legal concerns over Ye’s Nazism-related statements.As seen below, the text, the origin of which was not immediately clear, references the Russian fashion designer’s departure from YZY earlier this year. As previously reported, Rubchinskiy was appointed to serve as the Head of Design for Ye’s label Yeezy, a.k.a. YZY, in late 2023. At the time, Ye was…
Image Image Credit Jeff Spicer / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium FLO’s “Access All Areas Tour” is hitting pause, at least for now. On Tuesday (March 4), the trio announced that they’ll be rescheduling their U.K. and European dates after Renée Downer injured her knee ligaments while rehearsing. “It absolutely breaks our hearts to announce that we are going to have to reschedule our U.K. and European tour,” FLO shared in a statement. This isn’t the first time the group has had to change their plans for their tour. They were originally set to kick it off in…
Spectral synthesis in Serum 2 allows you to transform samples into incredible soundscapes and effects. Here are 7 tips to get the most out of it! 1. Spectral oscillator After selecting the Spectral mode, you can import samples by drag and drop, or select any of the built-in Factory samples. It’s even possible to import an image for curious results! 2. Frequency range After importing a sound, you can narrow down the range of frequencies for spectral synthesis. That’s easily done with the brace to the right of the display. 3. Looping The dropdown menu allows you to pick various…