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

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

Jessie Reyez Sets A Little Vengeance Deluxe for Nov. 6, Mid-Tour

Jessie Reyez Sets A Little Vengeance Deluxe for Nov. 6, Mid-Tour

Cover art: Jade Novah – 777

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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Angie Stone Mahogany Soul

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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.

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Remy Ma Rem The Pen Video

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.

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Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony (Louis York)

Gary The Creator Oct 16, 2026

Louis York New Single 'Favorite Sweater' Asks You to Dance Through the Bad News

Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony call their new single a "massive joy bomb." Their own history explains why a feel-good song can double as a protest against despair.

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Lucky Daye and K. Michelle

Gary The Creator Oct 16, 2026

New Music Friday, October 16: Lucky Daye Gets Loud, K. Michelle has Jesus & Whiskey, Tinie Tempah Stays Out Late, and Killah Priest Skips Streaming

Lucky Daye opens his Warner era with ALOUD!, Tinie Tempah folds three EPs into The Night's Not Dead, Z-Ro and Fredo Bang keep Southern rap moving, K. Michelle goes country with Jesus & Whiskey, and Killah Priest sells Swift As Light 2 in limited physical runs only.

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Cover art: K. Michelle – Jesus & Whiskey

All New Music Releases Oct 16, 2026

K. Michelle – Jesus & Whiskey

K. Michelle's seventh album and first country record runs nine songs produced by Sugarland's Kristian Bush, issued on Real Outlawz Records under exclusive license to Nashville's BBR Music Group. The set carries the 2025 single "Jack Daniel's," the title track, the piano ballad "Damn Good Friend" and a song called "Yodel."

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Cover art: Lucky Daye – ALOUD!

All New Music Releases Oct 16, 2026

Lucky Daye – ALOUD!

Lucky Daye's first album for Warner Records runs fifteen songs, with longtime producer D'Mile back in the credits and Leon Thomas, Pusha T, Muni Long, The Paradox and Akeem Ali among the guests. Warner releases it under exclusive license from Lucky Daye Inc., the New Orleans singer's own company.

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Songwriters Drop Travis Scott 'Alright' Sample Suit Without an Answer on the Big Question

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Gary The Creator Oct 15, 2026

Songwriters Drop Travis Scott 'Alright' Sample Suit Without an Answer on the Big Question

The writers of DJ Jimi's "Bitches (Reply)" ended their suit over "Stargazing" and "Til Further Notice" without prejudice, and no court ever ruled on whether nine shouted "alrights" can be owned.

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Erykah Badu Cancels Five European Shows as Her Improvised IMEHO Run Ends Early

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Gary The Creator Oct 15, 2026

Erykah Badu Cancels Five European Shows as Her Improvised IMEHO Run Ends Early

Paris, Milan, Sofia and Katowice are off Erykah Badu's One Human Show tour, Basel now closes the run tonight, and the shows that did happen were less improvised than billed.

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The Business Roundup: Def Jam and Interscope Lose Their Rap Chiefs, Chance Wins on Fiduciary Duty, Gunna Opens a Label

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Gary The Creator Oct 15, 2026

The Business Roundup: Def Jam and Interscope Lose Their Rap Chiefs, Chance Wins on Fiduciary Duty, Gunna Opens a Label

UMG pushed out Tunji Balogun and Nicole Wyskoarko on the same day a judge spelled out what Chance the Rapper's manager owed him. Here is the week in hip-hop business, and what artists should take from it.

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A$AP Ferg

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Gary The Creator Oct 15, 2026

FERG Has a Finished Album, and A$AP Rocky Says He Knows Where Home Is

FERG says his next album is done and asked who wants to distribute it. A$AP Rocky answered with an open door, months after the two traded words over FERG dropping the A$AP name.

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