Meek Mill says the 1,500-streams-per-sale rule set artists back a decade. We ran his own numbers through the chart math, the DSP payout pool and the label split to find where the money actually goes.

Kimaya Diggs is the lead producer on her third album, Green, out Oct 2, and takes it on the road with release shows Oct 10, Oct 17 and Oct 30.

Meshell Ndegeocello's Blue Note duets album Synonym arrives Oct 2, recasting songs by Aretha and George Michael, Flack and Hathaway and Temple of the Dog with same-gender pairings.

A judge cut Chris Brown's dog-attack verdict to $9.5 million, Jay-Z's accuser swore she never met him, and Finesse2Tymes put a price on leaving Mob Ties. Here is what each case means next.

Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton's third run together hits 24 arenas in 2027, from Washington to Newark, with Death Row's October London as special guest. Here's every date and how to get presale tickets.

Megan Thee Stallion revived Tina Snow on “Tina Tuesday Freestyle,” a Houston-rooted flip of “Still Tippin’,” the same day she was confirmed for the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Kem handed his February single to Grammy-winning producer Camper, and the move puts him in a long line of grown-folks R&B singers who used the remix to reach a second audience.

HBO's eight-part Rick Rubin series reached its midpoint Friday with Jay-Z on meeting his father once and the vest he wore in the Streets Is Watching era, while his words on Ye have traveled furthest.

Ledisi's new single opens the For Dinah deluxe edition with a 1920s blues that Alberta Hunter, Dinah Washington and Aretha Franklin all recorded before her.

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean were set to celebrate 30 years of The Score on the Great Lawn before Global Citizen's first cancellation in 14 years. Their only remaining dates are in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Twelve more releases from the week of Sept 25, from DDG's livestream-built HIT-A-THON and John Legend's Fireflies to Terrill's Seconds, Kevon Edmonds, Zyah Belle and DreamDoll.

Common launched a $19.99 Pinot Noir named for his South Side block, 50 Cent takes a Cee-lo table game to Las Vegas, John Legend's Bilt deal covers rent for 50 students, and Cardi B heads into album three without Full Stop.