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Roland brings more power and more flexibility to its desktop instrument focused on synthesis and sound design, expanding the creative potential with a version 2.0 firmware update.The free upgrade of the SH-4d gives electronic music producers new sonic capabilities with two expressive new OSC Models, pattern chaining for streamlined performances, and serious workflow refinements.Meet the SH-4d Synthesizer, a desktop powerhouse with hands-on workflow and deep synthesis tools for designing the sounds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Create spontaneous musical moments with 13 OSC Models, a multitimbral pattern sequencer, extensive effects, and plenty of polyphony. And with the loaded panel, dynamic…

Ed Sheeran has long known that the line between pleasure and pain is a thin one, best traversed with care and a healthy regard for the surprises life throws at you. That sentiment is essentially the thesis for the singer’s new video for his nostalgic ballad “Old Phone.” The Emil Nava-directed clip that dropped on Thursday morning (May 8) for the second single from Sheeran’s upcoming Play album (Sept. 12) opens with Sheeran in a wistful mood. Sitting on his hotel bed, Ed flips through old conversations on his dusty, recently recovered Blackberry, saying in voiceover, “I was finding text…

Jasmine Crockett flipped the script during a House hearing on transgender athletes to call out what she described as Republicans’ obsession with scapegoating trans people for problems caused by Donald Trump’s presidency. The Texas Democrat rolled out a tongue-in-cheek game called “Trump or Trans” during a session of the Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee, aiming to redirect attention from what she called the GOP’s “anti-trans agenda” to what she sees as real government dysfunction. “This hearing is not about enhancing the efficiency of government,” Crockett said. “It serves as yet another diversion by Republicans from their harmful and disastrous policies…

Solid State Logic has collaborated with Spitfire Audio to introduce official SSL controller mappings for Spitfire Audio’s Orig!nals Intimate Strings sample library. These mappings are also compatible with a range of other Spitfire sound libraries.The newly designed mappings, along with the sound library, are now available to registered owners of SSL U Series controllers—UF8, UF1, and UC1—as well as SSL audio interface users, as part of the SSL Production Pack. Users can access Orig!nals Intimate Strings and the exclusive mappings through the ‘Additional Software’ section in the SSL User Accounts portal.Tailored for SSL’s highly expressive UF8 and UF1 controllers, the…

As it turns out, Benj Pasek of EGOT-winning songwriting duo Pasek & Paul couldn’t take the musical advice to “Whistle While You Work” during the making of the Snow White live-action remake… because he can’t whistle. “I would like to make a public service announcement that I cannot whistle,” Pasek says in a bonus feature premiering exclusively on Billboard from the film’s upcoming May 13 digital release, as his songwriting partner Justin Paul laughs beside him. When the video shows the scene where the Seven Dwarves’ Dopey also can’t whistle, despite the best efforts of Rachel Zegler’s Snow White, Paul…

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer is speaking out after the Miracles founder and Grammy winner was accused of sexual assault by multiple Jane Does in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week.In a statement to Complex, Christopher Frost, attorney to Smokey and Frances Robinson, said that forthcoming evidence “will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon.” According to Frost, the aim here is to get the suit in question dismissed, all while working to “fiercely defend” the Robinsons.“We will have more to say in the coming days as we make…

Kendrick Lamar topped the 2025 BET Awards nominations list with 10 nods across major categories, including Album of the Year and Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, solidifying his dominant run this awards season. The Compton lyricist’s latest project, GNX, earned him a spot in the coveted Album of the Year category, while his chart-topping track “Not Like Us” landed nominations for both Video of the Year and Viewer’s Choice. Kendrick Lamar also scored three nods in Best Collaboration for “Luther” with SZA, “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, and “30 For 30” with SZA. He shares a nomination for Video…

Serato has announced an update to its DJ software, unlocking additional compatibility for previously non-Serato DJ hardware, including the Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2 and Pioneer DJ DDJ-RB.The update empowers a new set of DJs by broadening access to Serato’s innovative creative tools. DJs can breathe fresh life into their hardware and transform the way their sets are performed with Serato Stems, which quickly isolates vocals, melodies, basslines, and drums in real-time – advancing creative possibilities for two beloved hardware devices.Serato DJ 3.3.2 expands upon an era of hardware support for the brand following the DJ 3.2.1 update last year,…

Sleep Token nabs its third No. 1 in a row on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, bowing atop the May 10-dated survey with “Damocles.” In the week ending May 1, “Damocles” earned 8.9 million official U.S. streams and sold 2,000 downloads, according to Luminate. Its No. 1 coronation follows three-week reigns each for the band’s “Caramel” (April 19-May 3) and “Emergence” (March 29-April 12). In fact, Sleep Token has now replaced itself twice on Hot Hard Rock Songs, having led for the past seven weeks. That’s the first time any act has done so with three different songs since…

In an interview on the Bootleg Kev Podcast, Rick Ross suggested that he’s open to mending his friendship with Drake after they took shots at each other last year.As seen above in a clip from the podcast episode, Rozay said he felt that the back-and-forth between Drake and Kendrick Lamar was “necessary.” But when asked about the origins of the beef between him and Drake, he avoided confirming that it was over the Canadian rapper’s alleged treatment of French Montana. “I spoke on that on the record I released,” he said. “Like I said, fuck that shit. … Was it…