RAYE turns “Joy.” into a family affair, taking sisters Amma and Absolutely through London in the song’s warm, street-level official video.

Stevie Wonder will perform Songs in the Key of Life in full across an 18-date anniversary tour spanning Europe, the U.K. and the United States this fall.

The RIAA's mid-year report puts U.S. recorded music revenue at $6 billion, but the acceleration came from CDs, vinyl and sync licensing. Subscriptions, where hip-hop and R&B live, grew slowest.

Shay Lia and KAYTRANADA reunite as co-billed artists on “SO GOOD,” returning to a creative partnership that helped establish both artists. The seven-year reunion narrative, however, needs a little context.

Joe is preparing his first album since 2016, pairing his R&B foundation with live instrumentation and an 80-piece Budapest orchestra. The independently released project could begin its rollout with a single before the end of 2026.

Ye is extending his 2026 U.S. run with stadium concerts in Houston, Arlington and Glendale. Tickets go on general sale September 10.

A Grammy nomination in 2020, four EPs, a label exit and a two-year silence. Then Tiana Major9 made November Scorpio, and the August deluxe added two of its best songs.

Drake has set September 15 for FOMO on YouTube, extending a 2026 run that already produced three albums, a No. 1 single and a pile of Billboard records.

Daley will release Strange Nature on September 18, ending an eight-year stretch without an official release cycle and returning with Marsha Ambrosius, Robert Glasper, Keyon Harrold and Yussef Dayes in the album’s orbit.

Beyoncé celebrates 20 years of B’Day with a sprawling 31-song deluxe edition featuring unreleased recordings, international rarities, Spanish-language reworks and a new Maluma collaboration.

New Music Friday, September 4 brings Nemzzz’s LOCKED IN with Travis Scott, Karrahbooo’s debut mixtape, and new albums from Dizzee Rascal and Mykki Blanco.

BeatStars has paid creators more than $450 million and standardized almost none of the contracts behind it. A working artist's guide to what a beat lease actually grants, where the publishing goes, and who gets sued over the sample.