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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

Gunna

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Gary The Creator Oct 6, 2026

Gunna Is Ready to SPLURGE: 'Pop It' Starts His Next Album Era

Gunna will release “Pop It” on October 9, officially beginning the rollout for his forthcoming album SPLURGE. The single arrives as the rapper builds a broader identity around music, fitness, fashion and wellness.

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Freddie Jackson

Gary The Creator Oct 6, 2026

Freddie Jackson, the Harlem Voice Behind "Rock Me Tonight," Dies at 70

Freddie Jackson, the Harlem-born singer behind "Rock Me Tonight" and "You Are My Lady," died Monday night, three days after turning 70. He scored ten R&B No. 1s between 1985 and 1990.

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The Game

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Gary The Creator Oct 6, 2026

The Game's Label Sues UMG and Virgin, Saying Drillmatic Got a Third of Its Marketing Money

100 Entertainment says UMG and Virgin promised $500,000 to market Drillmatic: Heart vs. Mind, spent $179,274.79, and put nothing toward radio.

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T.I., Lloyd Banks, John Legend, Ghostface Killah, Michael Jackson

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Gary The Creator Oct 6, 2026

October's Anniversaries: T.I. at 25, Lloyd Banks at 20, and the Classics From Ghostface, Michael Jackson and John Legend

T.I.'s debut got him dropped and Lloyd Banks' sophomore album got called a slump. Then come Once Again at 20, Ironman at 30 and Invincible at 25, plus Big Crown Records at ten.

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2Rare, Amerie

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Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

2Rare and Amerie Bridge Generations on 'BussDown (1 Thing)'

2Rare links with Amerie and producer Hitmaka for "BussDown (1 Thing)," a cross-generational collision that reworks Amerie's signature hit while folding in the rhythmic DNA of Busta Rhymes' "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See."

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Jamal Roberts

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Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

Jamal Roberts Bets His Idol Win on Classic R&B With 'The Journey'

The record-setting American Idol champion skipped the gospel lane and the crossover play, toured with Brandy and Monica, and called Tricky Stewart. His debut album, The Journey, is a grown R&B record.

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Bill Withers

Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

Bill Withers' Publisher Is Suing Over a Melody - That Is the Right Fight, Aimed at the Right Companies

The suit over Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" is pleaded on melody, the one element courts still protect after Blurred Lines and Sheeran, and it targets the labels and publishers, not the singer.

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DaniLeigh Love, From Dani Cover Art

Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

DaniLeigh's Miami-to-Lagos Album Was Written for Her Daughter and Her Late Father

Two years after her father died of cancer, DaniLeigh released With Love, From Dani, a 13-track album with Tink, Fivio Foreign and Olamide, written under one rule: her daughter had to be able to hear every song.

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Tinashe Popstar

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Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

Tinashe's Popstar Debuts at No. 6, Her First Top-10 Album After Twelve Years

Tinashe's Popstar opened at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with 35,500 units, and more than 60 percent of them were straight-up sales. Twelve years after Aquarius peaked at No. 17, the fans she built on her own finally showed up on the chart that counts.

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Ovrkast STRIKING album cover

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Gary The Creator Oct 5, 2026

Ovrkast. to Release STRIKING on Friday Under the Name OutKast Is Suing Over

STRIKING arrives Oct. 9 under a stage name OutKast's company says Silas Wilson agreed to retire by July 15. Here is how the rollout and the lawsuit lined up, and what the case could mean for the album.

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Cover art: k-os – Guns & Roses

All New Music Releases Oct 4, 2026

k-os – Guns & Roses

k-os returns with "Guns & Roses," previewing his first full-length album since 2015 as Drake steps in to finance the project.

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Cover art: Mathematics feat. Method Man, AZ & Wu-Tang Clan – God Body

All New Music Releases Oct 4, 2026

Mathematics feat. Method Man, AZ & Wu-Tang Clan – God Body

Mathematics brings Method Man and AZ together for "God Body," a rugged new single steeped in the classic Wu-Tang sound and released October 2.

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