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Image Image Credit Anadolu / Contributor vis Getty Images Image Alt A Maryland police car Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Nino Paid was taken into custody in Maryland on charges of vehicle theft and released the next day. A viral photo of his arrest, showing federal agents in tactical gear, has sparked online discussion. The rapper’s legal troubles came about just as his music career began gaining momentum with a spot on the 2025 XXL Freshman list. Up-and-coming rapper Nino Paid, born Jacquan Andrews, was arrested in Maryland on Thursday (July 24) for allegedly stealing a car. Since then, a…

Slim Thug has an issue with those who think he’s obsessed with Megan Thee Stallion.Over the weekend, the Houston rapper had a car rant on Instagram Live about being rejected by an unspecified woman but denied that he was talking about the three-time Grammy winner. “As much as I like the Stallion, I wanna be treated like a king,” he said in the video below. “She a whole queen.”But Slim also commented on Megan buying her new boyfriend, NBA star Klay Thompson, a $300,000 watch. “Man, what kinda gift you gotta buy her back if she give you a $300,000…

Image Image Credit Erika Goldring / Contributor via Getty Images, Jason Koerner / Contributor via Getty Images and Dana Jacobs / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Jazmine Sullivan, Future and Kehlani Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: ONE Music Fest 2025 will take over Atlanta’s Piedmont Park on Oct. 25 and 26, featuring top Hip Hop and R&B talent. Special performances include a Dungeon Family reunion, RSVP’s 2000s R&B set, and a tribute to Rico Wade. The lineup spans generations, with artists like Ari Lennox, Jagged Edge and Clipse bringing diverse sounds to the stage. ONE Music Fest is set…

Are Kontakt instruments free? When jumping into the world of Kontakt, it’s important to distinguish between Kontakt itself and the Free Kontakt Player. Kontakt is a powerful sampler and virtual instrument engine, known for its flexibility and its ability to manipulate audio in sophisticated ways. It is the full version that grants access to the entire spectrum of features, including the ability to load third-party libraries not specifically licensed for the free version. This makes it a go-to choice for professional composers, producers, and sound designers. On the flip side, the free Kontakt Player is, as the name suggests, a…

Gooey has announced its upcoming bandpass-limited saturator. Sizzle allows users to add brightness, thickness, and warmth to their mix.How it works: The signal is first carved to a designated bandpass, next, band-limited saturation is applied to add harmonics, then the content is added back in with the signal.Background: Sizzle was inspired by watching world-renowned producers load large plug-ins into their DAWs, but only to utilize one feature: bandpass, saturate, and mix back in.So, we refined the concept, slimmed it down, and made a smoother, more usable product at a fair price.Sizzle will be available on August 2nd, 2025. It supports…

Plugin Boutique has launched an exclusive sale on IK Multimedia’s room correction software. Offered at an 80% discount, ARC 4 combines an ultra-accurate analysis software and correction plug-in to improve the accuracy of your monitoring in any room.Work faster and more freely, confident you’re hearing your music itself and that your music will sound great everywhere.With a faster, easier calibration process, breathtaking new more natural algorithm, and the ability to manage profiles on ARC Studio hardware, everything about ARC 4 is designed to let you focus on your music and create audio that translates to any system effortlessly.ARC 4 for…

Learn the key components to radio-ready drum tones. In this highly requested installment of UAD Spotlight, join Universal Audio’s Drew Mazurek as he takes you through every plug-in and technique he uses to get a perfectly dialed in drum sound. Armed with a collection of analog emulations and digital processors, hear how he takes a well-recorded drum kit to the next level.     00:31 – Listening Pass & Context Get a feel for the track and raw drum sounds in the session. 01:21 – Kick Drum Recorded with the SD-5 Dynamic Microphone and an additional sub-kick, Mazurek uses the…

Isotonik Studios has introduced a lush 6-voice polyphonic synthesizer for Ableton Live. The Maya Max for Live device by Monomono blends the soul of vintage analog synths with modern flexibility.Featuring authentic Juno-inspired oscillators, a resonant VCF, and a lush built-in chorus, Maya excels at warm pads, cutting leads, and rich textures.Its intuitive interface, stereo note spread, and MPE support make it ideal for expressive, inspiring performances. With a diverse preset collection and the standalone chorus device included, Maya lets you dive right into creating lush, vintage-flavored sounds that sit beautifully in your mix.Maya featuresAuthentic, Juno-inspired oscillators with saw, square, sub…

Ray J calls “cap” on allegations that he was involved in Whitney Houston’s untimely death in 2012.Around the time of the late singer’s passing, Ray J and Houston were often seen together in the years following her divorce from Bobby Brown in 2007. On the July 25 episode of Cam Newton’s Funky Friday podcast, the “One Wish” vocalist once again cleared the air on his relationship with Houston and denied that he was with her when she died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Houston’s cause of death was an accidental drowning that was stemmed by heart disease and cocaine abuse.Around…