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All New Music Releases Sep 15, 2026

Donnie McClurkin – Lord, I Thank You

Second single from FINALLY, the live-recorded October album Donnie McClurkin has billed as his last after four decades on record. Produced by Trent Phillips, who kept the take unpolished, it follows the Billboard Gospel chart-topper "Better Afterwhile."

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Gary The Creator Sep 15, 2026

Jive Records Relaunched in February: Its First Releases Belong to a Houston Blues Singer

RCA revived Jive with Britney and Usher in the press release. Seven months on, the first records carrying the name are two singles from independent Houston R&B veteran Jack Freeman, and the deal structure says a lot about what the new label is.

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Gary The Creator Sep 15, 2026

Ten Years On, 'The Divine Feminine' Is Where the Rest of Mac Miller Starts

The album that handed Mac Miller the weakest opening week of his career is platinum now, and the edition arriving October 2 shows the players who shaped everything he made afterward were already in the room in 2016.

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Gary The Creator Sep 15, 2026

Sony's Zomba Sent Konvict $1.3 Million in March: T-Pain Says Half of His Share Slid to Akon's Brother

T-Pain is suing Konvict Entertainment for $489,047, alleging the label paid him half his contractual share of a $1.3 million royalty payment and told him to collect the rest from BuVision, a company founded by Akon's brother.

Cover art: Fivio Foreign feat. The Fire Choir – SOLDIER

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 14, 2026

Fivio Foreign feat. The Fire Choir – SOLDIER

Fivio Foreign puts a gospel choir behind Brooklyn drill percussion on SOLDIER, letting The Fire Choir turn his hoarse, forceful delivery into testimony rather than threat.

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Gary The Creator Sep 14, 2026

Chief Keef's Long-Awaited Chicago Homecoming Gets a New Date

Chief Keef’s first concert within Chicago in 14 years has been rescheduled for September 23 after a travel delay forced the hometown show’s last-minute postponement.

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Gary The Creator Sep 14, 2026

Cheryl James Wrote and Produced Her First Hit in 1989: "Salty N Lit" Is Still Her Debut

Cheryl "Salt" James releases her debut solo album on September 25 through a label she owns outright. The tracklist, the title, and the four albums she still cannot stream explain what a debut means forty years in.

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Gary The Creator Sep 14, 2026

JoJo Announces Intimate 'The High Road' 20th Anniversary Tour

JoJo is taking The High Road back to the stage for seven intimate North American shows celebrating the album’s 20th anniversary, with an artist presale beginning September 15.

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 14, 2026

Rema – Oh No

Rema steps off the Afrobeats template for "Oh No," where Rvssian folds kompa, zouk, dancehall and reggaeton into a mid-tempo groove built for two-stepping.

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New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 14, 2026

Tinashe – Pillow Fight

Tinashe opens in an airy '90s glow, then an off-kilter piano loop and heavy low end under breathy chants turn the flirtation into something stranger.

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Cover art: Tinashe – I'd Rather Be Alone

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 14, 2026

Tinashe – I'd Rather Be Alone

A spacious electro-R&B ballad in which Tinashe chooses solitude over the slow humiliation of uncertain love, her delivery restrained enough to sting.

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Deep Dives

Gary The Creator Sep 14, 2026

Pharrell Built a Recording Studio Inside Louis Vuitton, and It Became the Busiest Room in Rap

Clipse, Quavo, John Legend and Pusha T all recorded in the same Paris office, and one man produced every note. HitsCulture on how a fashion job became the most productive stretch of Pharrell Williams's career.

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'

Donnie McClurkin – Lord, I Thank You

Jive Records Relaunched in February: Its First Releases Belong to a Houston Blues Singer

Ten Years On, 'The Divine Feminine' Is Where the Rest of Mac Miller Starts

Sony's Zomba Sent Konvict $1.3 Million in March: T-Pain Says Half of His Share Slid to Akon's Brother

Fivio Foreign feat. The Fire Choir – SOLDIER

Chief Keef's Long-Awaited Chicago Homecoming Gets a New Date

Cheryl James Wrote and Produced Her First Hit in 1989: "Salty N Lit" Is Still Her Debut

JoJo Announces Intimate 'The High Road' 20th Anniversary Tour

Rema – Oh No

Tinashe – Pillow Fight

Tinashe – I'd Rather Be Alone

Pharrell Built a Recording Studio Inside Louis Vuitton, and It Became the Busiest Room in Rap