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Gary The Creator Sep 12, 2026

Papoose Turns The Divorce Fight With Remy Ma Into a Record Called "Jezebel"

Hours after a virtual divorce hearing ended without resolution, Papoose released the “Jezebel” video. Remy Ma has her own record queued for September 25, and the ledger between them is now public property.

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 12, 2026

Quavo feat. T.I. – Backwards

Quavo and T.I. trade braggadocious verses over a Pharrell Williams beat stacked with Atlanta name-checks, the latest single from QRÖMELIFE, due October 2.

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Gary The Creator Sep 12, 2026

Jill Scott Said $19 Million: The 2010 Lawsuit Says Something Else

A viral podcast clip put a nine-figure number on Jill Scott's exit from Hidden Beach. The actual 2010 complaint, and the settlement that followed, tell a stranger story about what leaving a label really costs.

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Gary The Creator Sep 11, 2026

A Jury Cleared Lil Durk Because Nobody Could Prove the Bounty

Durk Banks was found not guilty on all five counts Friday, while two co-defendants were convicted of stalking. The split verdict shows exactly where the government's case broke.

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 11, 2026

NAV feat. Young Thug – WOAH

NAV and Young Thug trade braggadocious verses over a bouncy Wheezy beat, two and a half minutes out through XO Records and Republic.

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Cover art: Lalah Hathaway – Can't Let Go

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 11, 2026

Lalah Hathaway – Can't Let Go

Lalah Hathaway's second single from her ninth studio album Made In Chicago (Oct 1), a slow-burning love song that interpolates The Stylistics' 1971 classic "You Are Everything."

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Gary The Creator Sep 11, 2026

The Blueprint Came Out on September 11, 2001: Twenty-Five Years Later, New York Still Hasn't Let Go of It

Jay-Z's best album landed in stores the morning the towers fell, sold 427,000 copies anyway, and became the record a wounded city adopted without ever mentioning the date. On its 25th anniversary, the story of how that happened.

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Gary The Creator Sep 11, 2026

Rod Wave Doubles Up in Eight Cities on 'Don't Look Down Tour'

Rod Wave has added eight shows to his Don't Look Down Tour, turning Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, Brooklyn, Chicago, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta into multi-date stops.

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Gary The Creator Sep 11, 2026

The Pussycat Dolls Tour Europe With Lil' Kim After U.S. Exit

The PCD Forever Tour opened in Copenhagen with 20 dates left of the 53 announced, Lil' Kim on support, and three of six Dolls onstage. Here is what is actually left.

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 11, 2026

John Legend – Daylight

John Legend’s “Daylight,” produced by Pharrell Williams, sets a groovy 808 under piano chords on a love song aimed at grown listeners. It leads Muse, his eleventh album, out Oct. 23 on Republic Records.

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Jhené Aiko, Rio Da Yung OG, D-Block Europe

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Gary The Creator Sep 11, 2026

New Music Friday, September 11: Jhene Aiko Brings Kendrick Back After Thirteen Years, and The Blueprint Turns 25

Jhene Aiko's first solo album in six years leads a Friday where EST Gee, Rio Da Yung OG and Ro$ama each ship twenty tracks or more. Plus the corrections three calendars need.

Cover art: D-Block Europe feat. French Montana & Max B – WORLDWIDE WAVE

New Music

New Mixtape

All New Music Releases Sep 11, 2026

D-Block Europe feat. French Montana & Max B – WORLDWIDE WAVE

The South London duo and the Bronx veteran split 19 tracks between them, with Max B surfacing on "Rich Low Life" and "RICO" leading the rollout. The pairing carries into an Amsterdam date at AFAS Live on October 30.

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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

Papoose Turns The Divorce Fight With Remy Ma Into a Record Called "Jezebel"

Quavo feat. T.I. – Backwards

Jill Scott Said $19 Million: The 2010 Lawsuit Says Something Else

A Jury Cleared Lil Durk Because Nobody Could Prove the Bounty

NAV feat. Young Thug – WOAH

Lalah Hathaway – Can't Let Go

The Blueprint Came Out on September 11, 2001: Twenty-Five Years Later, New York Still Hasn't Let Go of It

Rod Wave Doubles Up in Eight Cities on 'Don't Look Down Tour'

The Pussycat Dolls Tour Europe With Lil' Kim After U.S. Exit

John Legend – Daylight

New Music Friday, September 11: Jhene Aiko Brings Kendrick Back After Thirteen Years, and The Blueprint Turns 25

D-Block Europe feat. French Montana & Max B – WORLDWIDE WAVE