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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Nia Long Joins Teyana Taylor's 'Get Lite' as Harlem's Subway Dance Heads to Paramount

Nia Long is the latest name on Teyana Taylor's directorial debut, a Paramount film about the Harlem subway dance New York police were arresting dancers for twelve years ago.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

D'Angelo's Vault: Six Finished Songs, a Linwood Rose Record and the Michael Jackson Question

Luther Archer says six songs of a posthumous D'Angelo album are done. We mapped what is known to sit in the vault, from a Linwood Rose record to a shelved 2014 session with Michael Jackson and Mary J. Blige.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Cordae's First Label Wants $25 Million and a Court Order Before Friday to Stop 'Heavy Is the Crown'

MMMG Inc., the company behind Art@War, has sued Cordae, EMPIRE, APESHIT and Mass Appeal in Manhattan federal court and wants the Anderson .Paak collaboration blocked before its Friday (Oct 23) release.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Tinashe Announces 18-Date The Show Must Go On Tour

Tinashe will bring Popstar to 18 North American cities on The Show Must Go On Tour, beginning April 14 in Dallas and closing May 15 in Los Angeles.

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Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

Houston Invented Slowed-Down. Universal's Suit Against DistroKid Asks $150,000 for Every Copy It Calls Infringing.

Universal's Delaware complaint targets the distributor, not the uploader, over sped-up, slowed and copycat tracks. Here is what it alleges, what it leaves out, and what it means for independent rap and R&B artists.

Music

Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

What Friday Left Behind: Gucci Mane Calls Zaytoven and OJ da Juiceman Home, Nao Goes It Alone, and Meek Mill Takes Five Minutes

Gucci Mane's Against All Odds and Nao's Autumn both went live on Friday (Oct 16). Here is the weekend catch-up, from Meek Mill's five-minute single to Fireboy DML's fifth album.

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Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

Drake Passes The Temptations With a Record 18th No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album

HABIBTI jumped 35-1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, breaking a tie with Future and The Temptations, whose record dated to July 1966.

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Gary The Creator Oct 18, 2026

Eric Benét Turns 60, Releases "Heaven" and Readies a Live-Band Album

A day after his 60th birthday, Eric Benét released "Heaven" and announced We Need Everybody, a live-band album due this fall on the label he owns.

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All New Music Releases Oct 18, 2026

Jade Novah – 777

Jade Novah's first single since last November's "Safe Space" reunites her with husband and longtime producer Devin Johnson on a love song built around the angel number 777.

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Gary The Creator Oct 16, 2026

Mahogany Soul at 25: From 'Brotha' to the Angie Stone Song She Didn't Want

Angie Stone's Mahogany Soul turns 25 today, the first milestone without her. Its staying power came from "Brotha" and a club anthem she almost refused to record.

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Gary The Creator Oct 16, 2026

Nas Says the Music Business Forgets Its Foundation: "We Gotta Take a Stand as One"

Nas confirmed he is recording and posted a statement about an industry that does not pay the people who built it. Hit-Boy says their run is over, and no title or date has been announced.

Music

Gary The Creator Oct 16, 2026

Remy Ma Brings the Nicki Minaj Bar to Screen in Her 'Rem The Pen' Video

Remy Ma's new video for “Rem The Pen” puts her Alimony EP's most talked-about couplet on screen: a closed door for Nicki Minaj and a roll call for the women who stood with her.

GloRilla and Sexyy Red Turn Up 'Jiggly Bow Bow' in New Video

Johnny Gill's 'A Dance, A Kiss' Tops Billboard Adult R&B Airplay + Drops Video

After 'Hold On Me' and 'Won't Let Go,' Mariah Dawne Sings About Letting Go on 'Make Room'

Nia Long Joins Teyana Taylor's 'Get Lite' as Harlem's Subway Dance Heads to Paramount

D'Angelo's Vault: Six Finished Songs, a Linwood Rose Record and the Michael Jackson Question

Cordae's First Label Wants $25 Million and a Court Order Before Friday to Stop 'Heavy Is the Crown'

Tinashe Announces 18-Date The Show Must Go On Tour

Houston Invented Slowed-Down. Universal's Suit Against DistroKid Asks $150,000 for Every Copy It Calls Infringing.

What Friday Left Behind: Gucci Mane Calls Zaytoven and OJ da Juiceman Home, Nao Goes It Alone, and Meek Mill Takes Five Minutes

Drake Passes The Temptations With a Record 18th No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album

Eric Benét Turns 60, Releases "Heaven" and Readies a Live-Band Album

Jade Novah – 777

Mahogany Soul at 25: From 'Brotha' to the Angie Stone Song She Didn't Want

Nas Says the Music Business Forgets Its Foundation: "We Gotta Take a Stand as One"

Remy Ma Brings the Nicki Minaj Bar to Screen in Her 'Rem The Pen' Video