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Image Image Credit Ollie Millington / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt A$AP Rocky performs onstage at The BBC Radio 1’s Big weekend on May 26, 2013 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: A$AP Rocky’s long-delayed album Don’t Be Dumb is set for release this year. Danny Elfman, known for scoring films including 1988’s Beetlejuice and Men in Black contributed to the album’s production. The project continues Rocky’s string of genre-crossing collaborations. A$AP Rocky continues to tease fans about his highly anticipated album, Don’t Be Dumb. In yet another interview, the Harlem rapper asserted that it will…
Image Image Credit Taylor Hill / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt GloRilla performs during Roots Picnic 2025 at The Mann at Fairmount Park Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: GloRilla’s new R&B album signals a bold new direction beyond her rap roots. Her recent collaborations show a growing interest in melodic and gospel-infused sounds. The announcement has sparked debate among fans about her vocal versatility. While we wait for her sophomore album — whenever that day comes — GloRilla shared that she’s planning to branch into another genre: R&B. On Wednesday (Nov. 19), the “TGIF” artist told fans she wants…
Image Image Credit Paras Griffin / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt Summer Walker performs onstage during the 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The Cocktail Hour version of Finally Over It features previously unreleased material, including a live version of “Session 32” and an iTunes-exclusive music video. The Afterparty version unlocks vinyl exclusives like “Take Me Out This Club” and a solo version of “1-800 Heartbreak.” The deluxe editions reflect Summer Walker’s shift toward healing and emotional growth in her music. Summer Walker hasn’t thrown in the towel on…
Image Image Credit Frazer Harrison / Staff via Getty Images, Christopher Polk / Contributor via Getty Images, Simone Joyner / Contributor via Getty Images, and Frank Hoensch / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Tyler, The Creator and Kali Uchis at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music Festival, fakemink performs during Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2025, and Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange performs during a concert at the Columbiahalle Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The festival was delayed due to heavy rains, leading to a reshuffled artist lineup. Fresh additions like Kali Uchis, Blood Orange, fakemink and Geese bring new…
Sonixinema has released Piano Evolutions, a deeply expressive upright piano library for the full version of Kontakt 8.1+. This one immediately grabbed my attention because Sonixinema consistently releases some of the finest free Kontakt libraries on the market (for example, the recent Celestial Voices and Ethereal Pads). So, I knew that this wasn’t just another upright piano with a few mic positions slapped on to make the feature list look good. Instead, Sonixinema pushes the Yamaha U3 into textural and almost cinematic territory, blending traditional sampling with evolving motion, rhythmic tools, and atmospheric sound design. Piano Evolutions offers five articulations:…
Black Octopus Sound is offering Best of Leviathan as a free download for a limited time this Black Friday season. If you’ve been anywhere near producing EDM, trap, or other styles of aggressive electronic music over the past decade, you’ve almost certainly used or at least heard of Leviathan sounds. The series has become something of a standard for that type of sound (much like the Serum synthesizer). It’s known for big drums, aggressive morphing bass, huge FX, and production-ready loops that you can drop into your sequencer straight out of the box. So getting a curated “greatest hits” selection…
What’s the biggest mistake you see younger producers make when they first dive into big bundles like this? The biggest mistake is getting lost in all the options and never going really deep. A big bundle is great, but if everything is new all the time, you don’t build real skills. My advice would be: pick a small set, one bass synth, one lead synth, one pad synth, a couple of effects, and learn them well. Make your own presets and a few go-to chains, so you can move fast and keep the vibe if the creativity is flowing. Take…
Vocoder effects have helped shape the sound of modern music for decades. From the classic robotic vocals used in early electronic music to the smooth, harmonised textures heard in contemporary pop and R&B, vocoders remain one of the most creative tools available to producers. While you can create dramatic and futuristic vocal tones, vocoders can also add subtle character, movement, and depth to a track when used with intention. Today, the vocoder is more accessible than ever. Most digital audio workstations offer built in vocoder tools, and there are countless plugins designed to deliver everything from vintage warmth to clean,…
Despite being well over a decade old, u-he’s Diva is still considered by many to be one of the best and most convincing virtual analog synths available. And for a limited time, you can get it for over 50% off at Plugin Boutique. Plugin Boutique is currently offering a 52% discount on Diva, which means you can pick up this legendary soft synth for £79.49 (usually £166). Additionally, u-he’s Repro is also available at a massive discount – details further below. The limited-time offer ends on December 03, 2025. u-he Diva Diva is somewhat unusual in that there is a…
We already covered one of the best Black Friday deals on Plugin Boutique right now: you can get the full version of MixBox for free with any eligible purchase. I did the research, and the cheapest entry point is just $5 (so I listed all of those plugins below). If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to grab MixBox, this is by far the most affordable way to do it. Buy one of these $5 deals, add MixBox as your gift at checkout, and suddenly you’ve picked up two plugins for the price of a coffee. We already covered…