Anderson .Paak and Cordae’s Heavy Is the Crown arrives October 23, 2026, giving their partnership an 11-song album of its own. The release moves a familiar collaboration into a longer conversation about confidence, responsibility and the complicated business of being on top.
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan turn “expectations” into a shared pop statement, pairing a newly released remix with a theatrical official video.
Read MoreSummer Walker faces an Interscope lawsuit seeking at least $50 million over recordings the label says she still owes. She disputes its claims.
Read MoreMegan Thee Stallion’s October 20 freestyle samples Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff,” adding a new chapter to Tina Snow’s fall run.
Read MoreDoechii’s October 20 video follows “BOMBS,” with production from Real Bad Man and Kal Banx and direction shared with Carlos Acosta.
Read MoreMahalia’s “the 5 stages of heartbreak,” released October 23, turns a relationship’s unraveling into a five-part R&B story. The single and official video introduce a new independent chapter, with vulnerability and creative control sharing the spotlight.
Read MoreZara Larsson’s “Blue Moon” gives the Midnight Sun era a new after-dark fantasy. Directed by Charlotte Rutherford, the video turns an ordinary setting into a heightened world of romance, movement and transformation.
Read MoreTierra Whack has added seven songs to WHACK’S MUSEUM. Released October 16, 2026, the deluxe edition gives her rap-focused project another chapter without adding featured guests, keeping the attention on the artist whose name is above the door.
Read MoreBeck’s Ride Lonesome reaches a new checkpoint as his tour arrives at Toronto’s Massey Hall on October 14 and 15. The September album and its accompanying live run offer a useful look at how an established artist can build a new chapter around musical continuity.
Read MoreDoechii revives Swamp Sessions with “BOMBS,” a self-directed video released October 12, bringing rapid-fire rap and sci-fi imagery into her next creative chapter.
Read MoreTalking Heads Radio is on air this October, giving listeners a limited window to revisit the band’s catalog before an expanded Fear of Music arrives November 13. The SiriusXM channel runs through October 22 in cars and October 31 on the app.
Read MoreYung Miami makes self-belief look red-hot in “F You,” pairing a fiercely independent message with glossy cars, smoke and striking red-and-black styling. The new video turns her refusal to shrink under criticism into a stylish statement of confidence as she builds toward her debut solo album, Watch Dis.
Read MoreDawn Richard’s creole culture arrives today, October 9, on Merge Records. The album completes her New Orleans trilogy with a story told from her own perspective, bringing family, local collaborators and Louisiana Creole language into an 11-song release.
Read MoreDrake, Don Toliver and Yebba’s “Cold Shoulder” has arrived on Drake’s official YouTube channel, giving the HABIBTI (FOMO) collaboration its own standalone video release. The October 6 upload follows the song’s arrival on streaming and brings its relationship drama back into focus.
Read MoreMegan Thee Stallion has given Tina Snow two Tuesdays in a row. “Tina Tuesday Freestyle,” released September 29, is now joined by “Is You Cool?,” which arrived October 6. Together, the videos reopen a familiar corner of her catalog while listeners await Act III.
Read MoreDrake and Don Toliver have released the official “Solar Eclipse” music video on YouTube, extending the rollout of HABIBTI (FOMO). The October 6 upload arrives four days after the song reached streaming, putting the Ella Langley-interpolating collaboration back in the spotlight.
Read MoreA song can begin with a technical breakthrough, a wish to lift someone's spirits, or a feeling that has waited long enough to be expressed. For Christopher Benson, who makes music as ChrisB, those impulses help explain The Right Time, Money's Calling You and Diamond in the Rough. Benson says he wrote, produced and recorded all three himself. His accounts of their beginnings, together with the lyrics to all three songs, offer a portrait of an artist learning how to give personal intention a finished musical form.
Read MoreTinashe’s Popstar era has reached a new high. The album debuts at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 dated October 10, 2026, securing her first top 10 album, according to Billboard’s report.
Read MoreThe night didn’t begin as planned. Hundreds of people without tickets rushed the stadium entrances, forcing organizers to temporarily lock down access. Thousands of paying fans were left waiting outside while security regained control, delaying the concert by roughly three to four hours. Jay-Z eventually came on stage just after midnight and apologized, telling fans the delay was necessary for everyone’s safety.
Read MoreNicki Minaj, also known as the Queen of Gag City, speaks in-depth with Ebro Darden live in studio in New York City about everything related to "Pink Friday 2." The candid talk covers a wide range of topics, with Minaj discussing how her reaction to learning of her father's death affected the opening song on PF2, "Are You Gone Already."
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