Gary The Creator
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Clearing a Stax Sample Means Calling Two Companies. On September 1, One of Them Became a Major.
A single sentence buried in a 1965 distribution contract cut the Stax catalog in half, and the halves have never been reunited. This month one of them landed inside the newly merged BMG and Concord.
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RAYE Takes 'Joy.' to the Streets With Amma and Absolutely
RAYE turns “Joy.” into a family affair, taking sisters Amma and Absolutely through London in the song’s warm, street-level official video.
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Stevie Wonder Announces 18-Date 'Songs in the Key of Life' 50th-Anniversary Tour
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.
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The U.S. Music Business Grew 6.9 Percent: Rap and R&B Ride the Slowest Line in the Report
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.
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Shay Lia and KAYTRANADA Put Their Montreal Chemistry Back Up Front on ‘SO GOOD’
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.
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Joe Readies His First Album in a Decade With an 80-Piece Orchestra
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.
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Ye Adds Three U.S. Stadium Shows to His 2026 Tour
Ye is extending his 2026 U.S. run with stadium concerts in Houston, Arlington and Glendale. Tickets go on general sale September 10.
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Tiana Major9 Got Her Grammy Nomination Six Years Before Her Debut Album
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.
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Drake Sets FOMO for Sept. 15 After a Historic Three-Album Run
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.
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Daley's Eight-Year Silence Ends With 'Strange Nature'
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.
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Beyoncé Opens the Vault for B'Day's 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
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.
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New Music Friday, September 4: Nemzzz Lands Travis Scott, Karrahbooo Takes Her Title Back, Plus Dizzee Rascal and Mykki Blanco
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.
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