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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: Madison Ryann Ward – Floodgates

All New Music Releases Oct 14, 2026

Madison Ryann Ward – Floodgates

Madison Ryann Ward co-wrote and co-produced “Floodgates” with Ruben Isaiah Chester and released it Oct. 9 on her own Zelda House Records. She had been introducing the faith-centered song from the stage on her Standing Tall Tour in the weeks before the single arrived.

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R&B singer Tank

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Gary The Creator Oct 14, 2026

Tank's "Yes" Hits No. 1, Giving Him the Most Adult R&B Chart-Toppers by a Male Artist

Tank's Floetry-inspired "Yes" is his 12th Adult R&B Airplay No. 1, breaking his tie with Charlie Wilson. Only Alicia Keys has more.

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Raheem DeVaughn

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Gary The Creator Oct 14, 2026

Raheem DeVaughn Moves Across the DC Dial With Urban One's 'The Garden of Love'

Two years after Howard University's WHUR handed him The Original Quiet Storm, Raheem DeVaughn is on the rival Majic 102.3 with a nightly show syndicated to five cities.

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Kehlani healing with women in prison

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Gary The Creator Oct 14, 2026

Kehlani Walks Into the Prison That Held Her Mother for 'Live from the Hole'

The Grammy winner returns to the California Institution for Women, where her mother served time, to open a new series from the Emmy-winning team behind Songs from the Hole.

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Rock The Bells 'I Need Luv' R&B Cruise

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Rock The Bells Books Tank, Xscape, Ginuwine, Mýa, More for 'I Need Luv' R&B Cruise

LL COOL J's Rock The Bells and Sixthman are taking R&B to sea with a Miami to Nassau sailing built for couples, singles and friend groups. Presale sign-ups close Oct. 18.

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Dionne Warwick Misses Carnegie Hall ALS Benefit One Year to the Day After Her Last Health Postponement

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Dionne Warwick Misses Carnegie Hall ALS Benefit One Year to the Day After Her Last Health Postponement

Leg and foot pain kept Dionne Warwick off the Zankel Hall stage on October 11, the same date her Atlanta concert was postponed for health reasons in 2025. Here is the full history behind the cancellation.

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Doechii

Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Doechii Reopens Swamp Sessions With "BOMBS," a 95-Second Video She Directed Herself

Doechii brought back Swamp Sessions with "BOMBS," a 95-second video she directed herself, and a letter about relearning hip-hop as a student. The album still has no date.

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B2K Mileage Artwork

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

B2K Sets November 6 for 'Eclipse,' Their First Album in More Than 20 Years

B2K's Eclipse lands November 6, the follow-up to 2002's Pandemonium! and the album behind "Mileage," with Sean Garrett in the studio and the group finally steering its own story.

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Prince

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Prince's 'Calabama' EP Lets Fans Hear the Song Before the Estate Added Horns

Six weeks after fans questioned the horns on Timeless, Prince's estate released the 2003 Vault recording of "Calabama" without them, plus two unreleased takes of "Prince And The Band," one with Maceo Parker.

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Drake

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Four New Songs, 71,000 Units: How Drake's HABIBTI Jumped 114 Spots to No. 2

HABIBTI was at No. 116 a week ago. Four songs from Drake's FOMO film sent it back to No. 2 with 71,000 units, and the way Billboard counts a deluxe explains how.

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Usher and Chris Brown RnB Tour

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Gary The Creator Oct 13, 2026

Usher and Chris Brown Pulled Four Stadium Dates. All Four Were Added After His Guilty Plea.

Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis are off the R&B Tour. They are the four first-time cities added in August, and Brown is due to be sentenced in London on Oct. 26.

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Aaron Frazer

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Gary The Creator Oct 12, 2026

Aaron Frazer Wrote His Own 'Cowboys to Girls.' The Independent Soul Calendar Runs to December.

Aaron Frazer modeled "Same Old Game" on The Intruders. Danielle Ponder, Tobe Nwigwe, Tinie Tempah, Sampa the Great, Myles Sanko and Colemine fill the independent calendar through Dec 4.

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