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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gary The Creator Oct 12, 2026

J. Cole Sold The Fall-Off Out of a Honda Civic. The Pre-Order Behind It Is Now a Product Any Artist Can Run.

EVEN STUDIO puts the pre-order engine behind J. Cole's No. 1 on an artist's own domain. Here is how the direct-to-fan playbook works, what it pays, and how to run it without a major.

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Gary The Creator Oct 12, 2026

Earth, Wind & Fire Announce 10-Show 2027 Spring Tour

Earth, Wind & Fire will headline 10 newly announced spring concerts across the Southeast and perform at Florida's Sun, Sand and Soul festival.

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Gary The Creator Oct 12, 2026

Charli XCX Brings Out Tinashe at ACL for Two Popstar Live Debuts

Charli XCX teased a weekend-two surprise at Austin City Limits, then brought out Tinashe for the live debut of "Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore" and the Popstar single "Melatonin."

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Gary The Creator Oct 12, 2026

Summer Walker's Seven-Year Clock Ran Out. Interscope Says Two Albums Did Not.

Interscope sued Summer Walker two days before its deadline, saying she owes two of five albums. Here is how California's seven-year rule works and how past artists fought it.

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J. Cole Sold The Fall-Off Out of a Honda Civic. The Pre-Order Behind It Is Now a Product Any Artist Can Run.

Earth, Wind & Fire Announce 10-Show 2027 Spring Tour

Charli XCX Brings Out Tinashe at ACL for Two Popstar Live Debuts

Summer Walker's Seven-Year Clock Ran Out. Interscope Says Two Albums Did Not.