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Gary The Creator Oct 2, 2026

New Music Friday: Victoria Monét, Quavo, Mac Miller, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kimaya Diggs, More

Victoria Monét's 22-track Frequency of Love leads a stacked Oct 2, with Quavo's Pharrell-produced QRÖMELIFE, Yung Miami's double offering, and a Mac Miller anniversary edition with three unreleased songs.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

Lalah Hathaway Releases 'Made In Chicago' on Donny Hathaway's 81st Birthday

Lalah Hathaway's ninth album is here, nine songs co-produced with Phil Beaudreau and released on the day her father would have turned 81. Here's what's on it and where she's taking it.

Cover art: Lalah Hathaway – Made In Chicago

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Lalah Hathaway – Made In Chicago

Lalah Hathaway's ninth studio album arrived on what would have been Donny Hathaway's 81st birthday, nine songs co-produced with Phil Beaudreau and cut with a jazz-leaning band of Michael Aaberg, Justin Tyson, Amber Navran, Hailey Niswanger and Elena Pinderhughes.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

Lil Nas X Opens His Next Chapter With His Late Mother's Voice on "World's Greatest!"

Lil Nas X is back with "World's Greatest!", a self-written single and Phillip Youmans-directed video introduced by a voicemail from his late mother.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

Rapsody Takes God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops Unplugged, With a Second Blue Note Night

Rapsody plays four unplugged shows in October, opening in Crown Heights and closing at Blue Note Los Angeles, the Sunset jazz club she already headlined in February.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

Boosie and Webbie Announce Back At It, Their First Duo Project Since 2004

Boosie Badazz and Webbie have set Back At It for Oct 24, the first project billed to the two of them alone since Gangsta Musik. Here is the Trill history behind it and the Baton Rouge it returns to.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

How Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" Streamed Its Way Back to the Hot 100 After 47 Years

Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" re-entered the Hot 100 at No. 45, its first chart week since 1979. The calendar, the tracking week and a rewritten Billboard rule all lined up behind it.

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Gary The Creator Oct 1, 2026

From 'Yams' to Watch Dis: Can Yung Miami Turn 'Spend Dat' Into Album Streams?

Yung Miami named her solo debut Watch Dis with no date and no label attached. "Spend Dat" gave her a No. 17 hit and 83.8 million streams, and her last album opened at No. 117.

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Gary The Creator Sep 30, 2026

Mamdani Told Nas New York Must Stay Hip-Hop's Home. Here Is What That Would Take.

Zohran Mamdani sat with Nas near Queensbridge and promised artists could afford to live where they create. The rent freeze starts Thursday, the Bronx School of Hip-Hop is open, and the city's major celebrations of its own rap history are booked somewhere else.

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Gary The Creator Sep 30, 2026

Meek Mill Is Right About Streaming Pay, But Wrong About the Number

Meek Mill says the 1,500-streams-per-sale rule set artists back a decade. We ran his own numbers through the chart math, the DSP payout pool and the label split to find where the money actually goes.

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Gary The Creator Sep 30, 2026

Kimaya Diggs Leads the Production on 'Green,' Her First Album at Full Voice

Kimaya Diggs is the lead producer on her third album, Green, out Oct 2, and takes it on the road with release shows Oct 10, Oct 17 and Oct 30.

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Gary The Creator Sep 30, 2026

Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Synonym' Hands 15 Classic Duets to Chaka Khan, WILLOW and More

Meshell Ndegeocello's Blue Note duets album Synonym arrives Oct 2, recasting songs by Aretha and George Michael, Flack and Hathaway and Temple of the Dog with same-gender pairings.

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'

Jessie Reyez Sets A Little Vengeance Deluxe for Nov. 6, Mid-Tour

New Music Friday: Victoria Monét, Quavo, Mac Miller, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kimaya Diggs, More

Lalah Hathaway Releases 'Made In Chicago' on Donny Hathaway's 81st Birthday

Lalah Hathaway – Made In Chicago

Lil Nas X Opens His Next Chapter With His Late Mother's Voice on "World's Greatest!"

Rapsody Takes God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops Unplugged, With a Second Blue Note Night

Boosie and Webbie Announce Back At It, Their First Duo Project Since 2004

How Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" Streamed Its Way Back to the Hot 100 After 47 Years

From 'Yams' to Watch Dis: Can Yung Miami Turn 'Spend Dat' Into Album Streams?

Mamdani Told Nas New York Must Stay Hip-Hop's Home. Here Is What That Would Take.

Meek Mill Is Right About Streaming Pay, But Wrong About the Number

Kimaya Diggs Leads the Production on 'Green,' Her First Album at Full Voice

Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Synonym' Hands 15 Classic Duets to Chaka Khan, WILLOW and More