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Image Image Credit Screenshot of DaBaby with his daughter, Twin in video Image Alt Twin and DaBaby Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: DaBaby’s 2026 album ‘Be More Grateful’ arrives Jan. 16, marking his first full-length project since 2024. “DON’T INSULT ME” features a powerful visual co-starring his daughter, Twin. The project signals a new era for DaBaby, with themes of growth, family, and emotional maturity. On Monday (Jan. 5), DaBaby announced his next album BE MORE GRATEFUL, marking the North Carolina talent’s first full-length effort since 2024’s HOW TF IS THIS A MIXTAPE? The project, expected to feature notable drops…

The Difference Between “Clear” and “Exciting” Anyone can make a mix sound clear. Few can make a mix sound exciting. Excitement doesn’t come from buying new plugins or chasing louder masters. It comes from contrast, motion, variation, and intentional changes that keep the listener engaged from start to finish. These seven techniques are the foundation of dynamic, modern, emotional mixing — no matter what DAW you use.   Quick Summary 👉 Make your mixes exciting by pushing one or two standout elements, using arrangement changes, automation, modulation, dynamic contrast, reverb movement, and panning for motion.   An exciting mix always has a…

Tilr, one of the most productive and impressive free plugin developers in 2025, is making a strong start to the new year with the release of QDelay, a free feature-packed dual-delay plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We’re only just into 2026, and Tilr is back with another free plugin that looks set to overdeliver in the freeware category. Tilr’s latest release is QDelay, a free dual-delay plugin with more features than you might expect. Before we get into QDelay, here’s a quick reminder of the freebies Tilr gave us in 2025. Back to 2026, QDelay is a multi-mode, dual-delay…

Image Image Credit Alexander Tamargo / Stringer Image Alt Hit-Boy performs at HarbourView Equity Partners’ First Annual General Meeting + CREATE Summit in Miami Beach, hosted by CEO Sherrese Clarke at The St. Regis Bal Harbour on November 18, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Surveillance footage shows Hit-Boy’s studio was broken into early Sunday morning. He responded with a freestyle and video titled “Crow Bars,” created while watching the footage. The release includes a message to the thieves and a flex of his untouched Grammy awards. Hit-Boy is taking a gross invasion of his personal property…

Image Image Credit Christopher Polk / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Teyana Taylor poses in the press room at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Teyana Taylor shared her emotional reaction after the One Battle After Another’s Critics Choice Awards success. The film also earned Paul Thomas Anderson awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Taylor was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and honored at the Palm Springs International Film Awards earlier that weekend. Teyana Taylor is feeling incredibly grateful…

Image Image Credit Carmen Mandato/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Anthony Joshua arrives before his heavyweight bout against Jake Paul in Miami Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Joshua’s tribute at the London funeral highlighted the deep personal bond he shared with Ghami and Ayodele. The boxer shared a heartfelt Instagram post with grieving family members, calling them “my brothers’ keeper.” Nigerian authorities are investigating the crash, with the driver facing charges and conflicting reports on what caused the collision. Anthony Joshua joined mourners at London Central Mosque on Sunday (Jan. 4) to honor two key members of his inner circle…

Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images, Paras Griffin / Stringer via Getty Images, and Ivan Apfel / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt Hazel-E attends Hollywood Unlocked’s 3rd Annual Impact Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 27, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, Mariah the Scientist attends iHeartRadio 96.1 The Beat’s Jingle Ball 2025 Presented By Capital One at State Farm Arena on December 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, and Young Thug attends the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Netflix Live Event at Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida Image Size landscape-medium Key…

Sampling sits at the heart of modern electronic music. It’s more than lifting a sound from another track—it’s the process of taking audio from any source and reshaping it into something new. Producers use samples the same way visual artists use collage, turning tiny fragments of sound into original drums, melodies, textures or atmospheres. Electronic music grew from this idea. Early house tracks borrowed drum machine hits and disco snippets. Hip-hop chopped funk breaks into gritty new rhythms. Today’s producers pull sounds from vinyl, film dialogue, field recordings, YouTube clips, modular synths, old samplers and huge online libraries. What matters…

We were fortunate to be able to make the most of In Motion at Sonic Ranch with Mario Ramirez, who is a world-class engineer. That said, parts of this record and almost all of our previous music were recorded in our houses or friends’ houses. Again, some of the sounds on this record were recorded using a battery-powered setup in the woods rather than waiting to get back into a studio. I think with what’s available now, as far as portable gear and plugins like RX, you can make an excellent record almost anywhere. I really think whatever setting you’re…

The Clean Break From Analog In the mid-80s, music was drenched in warm analog pads, drifting oscillators, and chorus-soaked nostalgia. Then the Yamaha DX7 arrived. Sharp. Precise. Digital. Cold in the most beautiful way. It didn’t behave like analog. It didn’t sound like analog. It didn’t want to be analog. It was a new language — a crystalline universe of electric pianos, glass bells, plucked harmonics, and metallic basses. It gave producers a sound they’d never heard before: clarity with character. Quick Summary: 👉 Released in 1983, the Yamaha DX7 is a digital FM synthesizer whose crisp electric pianos, bells,…