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Megan Thee Stallion Exits 'Moulin Rouge' Due to Health and Personal Reasons

She was admitted to hospital for “extreme exhaustion and dehydration” recently, and her final show with the production will take place this week

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Record Store Day 2026 Report: ‘Biggest Year Ever’ for Many Retailers as Taylor Swift, Charli xcx & More Titles Fly Off Shelves

Stores from Rough Trade Records in Manhattan to Licorice Pizza in Studio City, Calif., reported big sales in the event's 18th year.

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“China has a model called technological leapfrogging, where they tend to lag behind in one technological development so they can innovate on the next”: The revolutionary history of Chinese synths

This is the complete history of China’s synthesizer industry, from Cultural Revolution to globalisation

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Megan Thee Stallion quits ‘Moulin Rouge’ early after hospitalisation and break-up

She was admitted to hospital for “extreme exhaustion and dehydration” recently, and her final show with the production will take place this week

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Man Pleads Guilty in Jam Master Jay Murder Case

The rapper was ambushed and fatally shot in a recording studio back in 2002

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"You probably have everything you need for a track within just one synth. Often, it's not even the most expensive": How to master virtually any software synth

Don't let your software arsenal overwhelm you - sometimes the best route to creative success is to mine just one instrument

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Man pleads guilty for assisting the murder of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay

The rapper was ambushed and fatally shot in a recording studio back in 2002

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"After the Grammys, I was stood in McDonalds waiting in line and a guy came up to me and said, ‘You bought me my house’": Jimmy Jam on sampling, AI, and his new EastWest drum machine plugin

Alongside co-producer Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam shaped the sound of the '80s and '90s. Now he’s got the future in his sights

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“It's the price of a weekend away in Magaluf, all drinks and breakfasts included”: 5 vintage 1980s synths that cost less than a holiday

You won't need a loan for some of these classic synths, but terms and conditions still apply

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Darkswoon Return With A Focused Fourth Album In Antivenom

Portland trio Darkswoon released Antivenom earlier this month back on April 3, 2026, marking the band’s fourth album and sharpening their blend of darkwave, post-punk, shoegaze, dream pop, and hardware-based electronic production. The project started as Jana Cushman’s solo outlet and has since grown

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Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj's 'Beauty and a Beat' Tops Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart

Plus, Bieber’s “Daisies” and “Baby” hit the top 10 and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” debuts at No. 3.

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Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj’s ‘Beauty and a Beat’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart

Plus, Bieber’s “Daisies” and “Baby” hit the top 10 and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” debuts at No. 3.

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Accomplice Pleads Guilty in Jam Master Jay Murder Case

Prosecutors say Jay Bryant opened a locked door so that two other men could slip undetected into a Queens recording studio and shoot the famed DJ.

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Jam Master Jay Murder: Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Helping Alleged Killers

Prosecutors say Jay Bryant opened a locked door so that two other men could slip undetected into a Queens recording studio and shoot the famed DJ.

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Plastician Explains His Monitor Setup With KRK Kreate 8

Plastician’s studio setup reflects the way a lot of producers actually work right now. It is not a large, isolated control room built around one purpose. It is a compact, hybrid space where production, DJ prep, and label work all happen in the same environment. That kind of setup puts pressure on yo

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Skindred score first UK Number One album with Noah Kahan currently on track to beat Foo Fighters to top spot

The Welsh metalheads said that they hope their record will “help empower every young band or artist, and to help them to keep going and push on through”

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LALAL.AI Expands VST With Six-Stem Separation Inside the DAW

Back in February, LALAL.AI’s VST hit the market and what stood out then was how quickly it let producers pull vocals and instrumentals without leaving the session. It was useful, but still limited in how far you could push it before needing other tools. This new update changes that in a way that act

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Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Unleash “Don’t Let It Control You” Ahead of New Album: Stream

The single will be released as a 7" featuring a psychedelic rearrangement of the track as a B-side. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Unleash “Don’t Let It Control You” Ahead of New Album: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Social Media and Digital Marketing Coordinator – Solar Management – London

Busy artist and producer management company in N1 London looking for a tech-savvy and creative coordinator to support our teams of managers across the roster and the company’s own channels.  […] The post is from Music Ally.

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‘Final Fantasy 10’ soundtrack is getting 25th anniversary vinyl release

A special ‘To Zanarkand’ remix collection is also launching