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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."

The Daily Pulse

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.

Voices

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.

Deep Dives

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.

The Daily Pulse

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.

The Daily Pulse

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.

New Music

New Single

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

New Music

New Single

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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The Daily Pulse

Simone P. Oct 3, 2026

Lawsuit: Bill Withers' Publisher Says Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" Copied "Just the Two of Us"

Mattie Music Group says Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" copies the melody of "Just the Two of Us," but its suit targets UMG, Capitol, Sony and Kobalt instead of Dean. Here is what the complaint claims, what it leaves out and what writers can learn from it.

The Daily Pulse

Simone P. Oct 3, 2026

Soulidified Finished Third on Netflix. 'Man Ain't Me' Starts the Real Test

The Building the Band quartet that lost on Netflix just released its Atlantic debut. History says TV-made R&B groups burn fast, but Soulidified spent a year building its audience without a camera in the room.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Oct 2, 2026

Nao Is Independent Now, and Her First Album Without RCA Is a Jazz Record

After four albums with RCA, Nao is releasing Autumn on her own Little Tokyo Recordings on October 16, the first chapter of a four-album series that starts with jazz.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Oct 2, 2026

Yung Miami Sets Watch Dis for October 23 With Quavo, Lil Baby, Vybz Kartel and More

Yung Miami has put a date and some serious weight behind her first post-City Girls solo album. Watch Dis arrives October 23 with 20 tracks and guests including Quavo, Lil Baby, G Herbo, Kodak Black, Shenseea and Vybz Kartel.

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

k-os – Guns & Roses

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

Lawsuit: Bill Withers' Publisher Says Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" Copied "Just the Two of Us"

Soulidified Finished Third on Netflix. 'Man Ain't Me' Starts the Real Test

Nao Is Independent Now, and Her First Album Without RCA Is a Jazz Record

Yung Miami Sets Watch Dis for October 23 With Quavo, Lil Baby, Vybz Kartel and More