"Juicy" arrives Thursday, and the loudest conversation around it is about how it got here. Victoria Monét's answer involves a 916 area code, twenty-plus stadium performances, and a definition of rollout that streaming culture forgot.

A three-year fight over the most valuable name in soul music ended in August with the registration unchanged. Here is what filing an artist name actually costs, which classes decide what you own, and where applications die.

Authentic Brands Group owns 51% of OVO's trademarks, Drake owns 44%, and Vince Holding Corp. now runs the stores under a license that stretches past 2050. The SEC filings show where the $117.6 million goes and what Drake actually kept.

Jhené Aiko will release Westside Whimsy on September 11, ending a six-year album absence with a three-day rollout and a project rooted in California culture.

Chlöe returns to the center of the dance floor in the choreography video for “World On Fire,” the latest visual from her collaborative mixtape with Timbaland, Resurrection.

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.

RAYE turns “Joy.” into a family affair, taking sisters Amma and Absolutely through London in the song’s warm, street-level official video.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ye is extending his 2026 U.S. run with stadium concerts in Houston, Arlington and Glendale. Tickets go on general sale September 10.