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.

Cardi B and Kehlani won Best Hip-Hop and Bruno Mars took Best R&B, but neither award made the 2026 VMAs telecast. Here is everything hip-hop, R&B and soul from Snoop Dogg's night in Los Angeles.

Anderson .Paak and Cordae built "A Good Day" on a Bill Withers master and a Withers and Scarborough composition. Here is how artists clear both sides, what owners ask for, and when a replay beats the original.

A Seat at the Table turns 10 on Sept. 30. How Solange built it, how Syd, Jhené Aiko and Joyce Wrice carried it forward, her full discography, and what her new band rehearsal shows.

After a country crossover that gave him his highest-charting album, BigXthaPlug is back on Southern rap footing. Better Over Time arrives October 30, led by "LITE" with Belly Gang Kushington.

JMSN's options after a taxpayer-funded Trump ad used "Love Me," a ruling that narrows the Drakeo the Ruler estate's case before trial, OutKast's fight with Ovrkast and Erica Campbell's label suing SRG over royalty statements.

PJ spent six years writing about one man. On the J. Cole-produced “Two Steps,” the first thing she walks away from is her own habit of going back.

Hillary Scott wrote it after a Bible story about a woman healed by touching a hem. Boyz II Men brought 37 years of harmony to finish it.