Advanced Studio Recording Techniques

By Ted Johnson

Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa’s three-week lockdown will be extended by another two weeks as the country continues to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The lockdown has had a harrowing effect on each and every South African.

Toni Braxton is back with a new single and label home. The seven-time Grammy Award winner has teamed with Island Records and is releasing “Do It,” the first track under the newly minted pact.

Lauren Spencer-Smith has earned everyone’s respect.

Today, rising St. Petersburg, Fla. rapper Rod Wave released his second studio album, Pray 4 Love. In an interview with Complex, he opened up about the recording process for the project while also revealing it was made “in about a month.”

Warner Records has signed singer-songwriter and producer MyKey, whose first official release with the label, "Please Don't Go," is out today, Billboard can exclusively announce.

For Blacc Zacc, coming out of Columbia, S.C., and becoming a rap superstar is one of the main goals he wants to achieve in his music career. According to Zacc, there's no influence of hip-hop culture in his hometown, let alone a music scene, which is why he wants to change that stigma altogether.

Dolly Parton announced that she’s donating $1 million to help find a “cure” for the coronavirus and is encouraging her fans to donate if they can as well. The 74-year-old took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a note in which she revealed that she’s been talking with a friend who is involved with research at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me... I’ll never see you"

SEOUL — South Korea’s boy band BTS will postpone its North America tour by two months to June due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, its management said on Friday.

Congratulations to the coolest kid in Africa Nasty C – the rapper becomes the first South African artist to sign to Def Jam Recordings. The announcement was first made by Billboard ahead of the release of his new single from his forthcoming album Zulu Man With Some Power.

Award-winning South African rapper Nasty C has signed an exclusive pact with Def Jam Recordings through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa. He’ll make his official U.S. debut when his new single “There They Go” premieres on Apple Music Beats 1 with Ebro Darden today (March 26 at 4:30 p.m. ET).

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl had terrifying encounters with a ghostly apparition while recording the band’s new record.

Monika Diamond – Photo: Facebook.

Less Grohl, more ghoul.