LL COOL J's Rock The Bells and Sixthman are taking R&B to sea with a Miami to Nassau sailing built for couples, singles and friend groups. Presale sign-ups close Oct. 18.

Leg and foot pain kept Dionne Warwick off the Zankel Hall stage on October 11, the same date her Atlanta concert was postponed for health reasons in 2025. Here is the full history behind the cancellation.

Doechii brought back Swamp Sessions with "BOMBS," a 95-second video she directed herself, and a letter about relearning hip-hop as a student. The album still has no date.

B2K's Eclipse lands November 6, the follow-up to 2002's Pandemonium! and the album behind "Mileage," with Sean Garrett in the studio and the group finally steering its own story.

Six weeks after fans questioned the horns on Timeless, Prince's estate released the 2003 Vault recording of "Calabama" without them, plus two unreleased takes of "Prince And The Band," one with Maceo Parker.

HABIBTI was at No. 116 a week ago. Four songs from Drake's FOMO film sent it back to No. 2 with 71,000 units, and the way Billboard counts a deluxe explains how.

Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis are off the R&B Tour. They are the four first-time cities added in August, and Brown is due to be sentenced in London on Oct. 26.

Aaron Frazer modeled "Same Old Game" on The Intruders. Danielle Ponder, Tobe Nwigwe, Tinie Tempah, Sampa the Great, Myles Sanko and Colemine fill the independent calendar through Dec 4.

EVEN STUDIO puts the pre-order engine behind J. Cole's No. 1 on an artist's own domain. Here is how the direct-to-fan playbook works, what it pays, and how to run it without a major.

Earth, Wind & Fire will headline 10 newly announced spring concerts across the Southeast and perform at Florida's Sun, Sand and Soul festival.

Charli XCX teased a weekend-two surprise at Austin City Limits, then brought out Tinashe for the live debut of "Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore" and the Popstar single "Melatonin."

Interscope sued Summer Walker two days before its deadline, saying she owes two of five albums. Here is how California's seven-year rule works and how past artists fought it.