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Luminate Midyear Report 2026: RB/Hip-Hop Falls, Dance Rises, CDs Surge 16% More
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Phoebe Bridgers Returns to ‘Fallon,’ This Time for ‘Lost Boys (Acoustic)’

Phoebe Bridgers on 'The Tonight Show'
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Jul 16

Lana Del Rey Announces ‘Beautiful’ Companion Album to Long-Awaited ‘Stove’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: Lana Del Rey attends the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week on February 10, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Cardi B attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV)
R&B/Hip-Hop

Cardi B Calls Her Daughter Her ‘Real Life Bestie’ In Birthday Post
Tyla attends the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for NAACP)
R&B/Hip-Hop

Watch Tyla Reveal Her ‘A*Pop’ Tracklist Using Fluorescent Spray Paint
Jay-Z
R&B/Hip-Hop

Jay-Z Is the Most Important Rapper of His Era (Critic’s Take)
J. Cole
R&B/Hip-Hop

J. Cole Shouts Out Couple for Getting Engaged During ‘Life Sentence’ at His Show
Elsie
R&B/Hip-Hop

Country Blues Singer Elsie Splits ‘America’s Got Talent’ Panel With Confessional Original: ‘You Have Star Potential’
Cardi B
R&B/Hip-Hop

Cardi B to Headline Create & Cultivate Festival in Los Angeles
Millie Bobby Brown attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" FYC Event at Netflix Tudum Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
R&B/Hip-Hop

Watch Millie Bobby Brown, Ice Spice & Lil Yachty Join Drake’s ‘Shabang’ TikTok Challenge
Teyana Taylor
R&B/Hip-Hop

Teyana Taylor Thanks Jay-Z for Inviting Her to Perform With Him: ‘The Gratitude Was Louder Than Any Mic Could Be’
Drake
R&B/Hip-Hop

Watch Drake Freestyle at NBA Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28th Birthday: ‘2 on the Jersey, But We’re Here for the 1’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party for NYC Congressional candidate Claire Valdez at 99 Scott Studio on June 23, 2026 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Valdez won her race against Brooklyn borough President Antonio Reynoso in the 7th District to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY). Valdez was one of three progressive candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
R&B/Hip-Hop

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Reveals Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Was His First-Ever CD & Confirms ‘Breach of Security’ at Yankee Stadium Concert
R. Kelly, left, stands in court before Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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R. Kelly Asks Trump to Commute 30-Year Prison Sentence. White House Calls it ‘Random Submission’
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs at the Sagamore Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida in August 2003. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
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Sean Combs Sells Star Island Mansion for $55 Million
AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 28: Fiona Apple performs during the 36th Annual Austin Music Awards at ACL Live on February 28, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
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Fiona Apple’s Brooding New ‘Horns of a Bull’ Serves as Theme Song for ‘Lucky’
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2273 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jung Kook, Jin, V, Suga, RM, Jimin, and j-hope of musical guest BTS pose together after their performance on Thursday, March 26, 2026 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
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BTS, Enhypen, K-pop Fans Fuel Surge in Physical Album Sales
MACY'S 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS -- 2026 -- Pictured: Post Malone performs at the "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks" -- (Photo by: Maarten de Boer/NBC via Getty Images)
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Post Malone to Perform at the World Cup Closing Ceremony
Phoebe Bridgers on 'The Tonight Show'
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Relive the Grateful Dead’s 20th Anniversary Tour With ‘Summer Magic 1985’ Box Set
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: Lana Del Rey attends the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week on February 10, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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‘Katseye: Wild Hearts’ Official Trailer Follows the Global Girl Group’s Rise to Superstardom
R. Kelly, left, stands in court before Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Boosie Tried to Pay $600,000 for a Trump Pardon. It Was Never Going to Work