Gary The Creator
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Lionel Richie, Chris Brown, and the Half of the Jail Joke Nobody Clipped
One sentence from Lionel Richie's Phoenix show went everywhere. The part about Instagram and TikTok did not, and it was the part that explains the joke.
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Fifteen Years, One Label, No Current Single: The ScHoolboy Q Playbook
He is selling out theaters this October behind an album that turns ten, with no radio record in rotation. The decisions that made that possible are ones any artist can weigh.
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Nipsey's PROLIFIC and the Power of Owning the Tape
Fifteen tracks land Friday from a man gone seven years, and the most important line on the record is the license at the bottom of the page.
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Brown Sugar in a Glass: Rapsody Pours the First Toast to D'Angelo
Rapsody's "Apple Juice" samples D'Angelo's Voodoo into the first real rap homage since his death. This is how you honor a giant.
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Ledisi and Anthony Hamilton Both Won by Sharing the Mic
Hamilton has one Grammy in seventeen tries and it came from a duet. Ledisi needed thirteen nominations to get hers. On Friday they both showed up on somebody else's record.
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T-Pain Sold His Whole Catalog: On Twitch, He Finally Said Why
T-Pain went on Twitch and explained the reasoning behind his reported $100M catalog sale. It doubles as the clearest artist-side case on ownership all year.
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Whitney Houston Barbie Doll Brings Her Legacy to a New Generation
The official Whitney Houston Barbie gives families a tangible way to revisit the singer's singular style, voice and influence. While the doll was released in 2024, rather than for what would have been Houston's 63rd birthday in 2026, its meaning reaches far beyond the collector's shelf.
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From Danity Kane to 'Creole Culture': Dawn Richard’s Arc + New Single
Dawn Richard is opening a new chapter with the album 'creole culture' and its first single, 'enough.' For listeners meeting her through this release, the moment is also an invitation into one of independent R&B's most ambitious careers, from Danity Kane and Dirty Money to her fiercely self-directed solo catalog.
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New Music Friday, August 7: Pooh Shiesty Ships From Custody, Ravyn Lenae Floats, Dinner Party Finally Arrives
This week's New Music Friday runs defiant rap, grown-and-expensive R&B, and the Dinner Party soul album six years in the making.
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Uzi's Birthday EP Isn't a Surprise: It's What Independence Sounds Like
Eight tracks, no features, no announcement, and for most of day one, no Spotify. HitsCulture on why Lil Uzi Vert's birthday EP is a business document before it is a music one.
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Rochelle Jordan Handed 'Through The Wall' to the People Who Built House Music
Rochelle Jordan is stretching Through The Wall across five remix EPs, and the first name on the list is Ron Trent. That choice is the whole story.
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90,000 Machines a Day: Why Hip-Hop Still Needs Human Ears
Over half of Deezer's daily uploads are now AI. Why human-led curation is the firewall protecting hip-hop and R&B from the flood.
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