IN A NUTSHELL 🥁 Researchers have developed a humanoid robot that can play complex drum patterns with high precision. ☕ The idea for the Robot Drummer emerged from a casual coffee chat among researchers. 🎵 The robot achieved over 90% precision in genres ranging from jazz to metal. 🤖 The project aims to bring robotic performers to the live music …
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There’s a saying among ARMY — BTS’ famously loyal fandom — that the South Korean supergroup’s songs find you when you need them the most. Feeling a bit melancholy? “Spring Day” is here to put things into perspective. Need something to pep up your spirit? “Dynamite” understands. The solo careers of the band’s seven members have produced many similarly beloved …
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Leopard seals, some of the loneliest animals in Antarctica, may have more in common with us than we thought. A new study reveals that these massive, solitary predators spend hours underwater each day singing songs that echo the structure of the nursery rhymes we sing to children. The discovery comes from researchers at UNSW Sydney. The team analyzed old recordings …
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Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice around him vibrates. Each song is a sequence of trills …
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She’s got herself a little piece of heaven. Madonna on ‘Veronica Electronica’ cover Warner “It’s a natural urge for computer buffs to perfect everything because they can, and we were very wary of that.” So said William Orbit in a July 1998 interview with Keyboard magazine in which the Ray of Light co-producer unpacked the elements used to make Madonna’s …
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SZA has hit back at Nicki Minaj questioning how “successful” she is – by claiming Minaj asked her to feature “twice” on her songs. Today (July 17), tensions between the pair flared once again when Minaj made a quote tweet of a video showing SZA supposedly being ignored by Rihanna at the Met Gala. “These be the fake girl’s girls who …
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If fans thought the Backstreet Boys‘ just-launched Into the Millennium residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere was going to be a faithful track 1 to track 12 run-through of the boy band’s seminal 1999 Millennium album, they were in for a shock at Friday’s (July 11) opening night. Yes, all dozen tracks of the standard album are there — in addition …
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