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Gary The Creator Oct 21, 2026

How Cleo Sol Built Her First Arena Tour Without a Campaign

Few interviews, no rollout and no tour until now. Cleo Sol's Gentlewoman Tour puts her in seven arenas in 2027, and the Inflo and SAULT playbook explains how she got there.

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Gary The Creator Oct 21, 2026

B2K Trade Forgiveness for Flirtation on "Lil Freak" as Eclipse Nears

After the grown-man reflection of "Mileage," B2K head straight for cuffing season with "Lil Freak," the second single from Eclipse, out November 6 via BPC Music Group.

Cover art: Papa Jay feat. G Herbo – Work Dat (Remix)

New Music

New Remix

All New Music Releases Oct 20, 2026

Papa Jay feat. G Herbo – Work Dat (Remix)

Chicago singer Papa Jay brings hometown rapper G Herbo onto a 3:46 remix of his summer single "Work Dat," released Oct. 16 as one of his first records on Epic Records.

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Cover art: Mariah Dawne feat. BAILEY – Make Room

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Oct 20, 2026

Mariah Dawne feat. BAILEY – Make Room

Shreveport-born singer-songwriter Mariah Dawne, billed on streaming services as Mariah., teams with BAILEY on "Make Room," a 3:12 R&B single she co-wrote with Brandon Bailey and handed to producer Emery Varrie III. It arrived Oct. 16 through her own Breaking Dawne Entertainment imprint in partnership with SRG-ILS.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Nia Long Joins Teyana Taylor's 'Get Lite' as Harlem's Subway Dance Heads to Paramount

Nia Long is the latest name on Teyana Taylor's directorial debut, a Paramount film about the Harlem subway dance New York police were arresting dancers for twelve years ago.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

D'Angelo's Vault: Six Finished Songs, a Linwood Rose Record and the Michael Jackson Question

Luther Archer says six songs of a posthumous D'Angelo album are done. We mapped what is known to sit in the vault, from a Linwood Rose record to a shelved 2014 session with Michael Jackson and Mary J. Blige.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Cordae's First Label Wants $25 Million and a Court Order Before Friday to Stop 'Heavy Is the Crown'

MMMG Inc., the company behind Art@War, has sued Cordae, EMPIRE, APESHIT and Mass Appeal in Manhattan federal court and wants the Anderson .Paak collaboration blocked before its Friday (Oct 23) release.

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Gary The Creator Oct 20, 2026

Tinashe Announces 18-Date The Show Must Go On Tour

Tinashe will bring Popstar to 18 North American cities on The Show Must Go On Tour, beginning April 14 in Dallas and closing May 15 in Los Angeles.

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Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

Houston Invented Slowed-Down. Universal's Suit Against DistroKid Asks $150,000 for Every Copy It Calls Infringing.

Universal's Delaware complaint targets the distributor, not the uploader, over sped-up, slowed and copycat tracks. Here is what it alleges, what it leaves out, and what it means for independent rap and R&B artists.

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Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

What Friday Left Behind: Gucci Mane Calls Zaytoven and OJ da Juiceman Home, Nao Goes It Alone, and Meek Mill Takes Five Minutes

Gucci Mane's Against All Odds and Nao's Autumn both went live on Friday (Oct 16). Here is the weekend catch-up, from Meek Mill's five-minute single to Fireboy DML's fifth album.

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Gary The Creator Oct 19, 2026

Drake Passes The Temptations With a Record 18th No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album

HABIBTI jumped 35-1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, breaking a tie with Future and The Temptations, whose record dated to July 1966.

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Gary The Creator Oct 18, 2026

Eric Benét Turns 60, Releases "Heaven" and Readies a Live-Band Album

A day after his 60th birthday, Eric Benét released "Heaven" and announced We Need Everybody, a live-band album due this fall on the label he owns.

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

How Cleo Sol Built Her First Arena Tour Without a Campaign

B2K Trade Forgiveness for Flirtation on "Lil Freak" as Eclipse Nears

Papa Jay feat. G Herbo – Work Dat (Remix)

Mariah Dawne feat. BAILEY – Make Room

Nia Long Joins Teyana Taylor's 'Get Lite' as Harlem's Subway Dance Heads to Paramount

D'Angelo's Vault: Six Finished Songs, a Linwood Rose Record and the Michael Jackson Question

Cordae's First Label Wants $25 Million and a Court Order Before Friday to Stop 'Heavy Is the Crown'

Tinashe Announces 18-Date The Show Must Go On Tour

Houston Invented Slowed-Down. Universal's Suit Against DistroKid Asks $150,000 for Every Copy It Calls Infringing.

What Friday Left Behind: Gucci Mane Calls Zaytoven and OJ da Juiceman Home, Nao Goes It Alone, and Meek Mill Takes Five Minutes

Drake Passes The Temptations With a Record 18th No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album

Eric Benét Turns 60, Releases "Heaven" and Readies a Live-Band Album