1. Cover art for Lil Baby's fifth studio album, FRESH
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    New Music Friday: Lil Baby, Skepta & SOB x RBE — November 6, 2026

    Lil Baby's FRESH leads a Friday stacked with comebacks — Skepta's first solo album in seven years, SOB x RBE's reunion LP, and Statik Selektah's latest posse-cut record.

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  2. Cover art for BigXthaPlug's album Better Over Time
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    New Music Friday: BigXthaPlug, Sampa the Great & Dominic Fike — October 30, 2026

    BigXthaPlug, Sampa the Great, Dominic Fike and Young Nudy all released new albums this Friday, plus the singles and context worth knowing.

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  3. Cover art for John Legend and Pharrell's album Muse
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    New Music Friday: John Legend, Pharrell & Anderson .Paak — October 23, 2026

    This week's New Music Friday centers on two duo albums: John Legend & Pharrell's Muse and Anderson .Paak & Cordae's Heavy Is The Crown.

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  4. Tobe Nwigwe's mother wears a gold grill and a red Ankara headwrap on the cover of THE BRIDGE
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    New Music Friday: Tobe Nwigwe, Johnny Venus & Dawn Richard — October 9, 2026

    Tobe Nwigwe, Johnny Venus and Dawn Richard lead a stacked October 9 release slate, alongside Troye Sivan, Ovrkast. and Pitbull.

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  5. QRÖMELIFE album cover art by Quavo
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    New Music Friday: Quavo, Victoria Monét & Lalah Hathaway — October 2, 2026

    Quavo's QRÖMELIFE, Victoria Monét's Frequency of Love and Lalah Hathaway's Made in Chicago lead a crowded New Music Friday that also brought new albums from NoCap, Ari Lennox, Meshell Ndegeocello and Johnny Marr.

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  6. AZ Chike's "No Rest for the Wicked" album cover art
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    New Music Friday: AZ Chike, Rakim, Kurupt & Masta Killa — September 18, 2026

    AZ Chike's Kendrick-adjacent breakout, Rakim x Kurupt x Masta Killa's Godbody reunion, Chaka Khan's Chakzilla, and Miley's Bass Persuades all landed this Friday.

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  7. Quavo photographed at 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
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    Quavo Sets October 2 Release for 'Qrömelife,' Executive Produced by Pharrell Williams

    Quavo has set October 2 for Qrömelife, his first solo album since Rocket Power in 2023, with Pharrell Williams executive producing. Three singles have arrived so far, including Backwards featuring T.I., released September 11.

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  8. Jhené Aiko's Westside Whimsy album cover art
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    New Music Friday: Jhené Aiko, EST Gee & Rio Da Yung OG — September 11, 2026

    Jhené Aiko ends a six-year album wait with Westside Whimsy, EST Gee and Rio Da Yung OG drop new albums via major distribution, and This Is Lorelei releases The Singer in My Band on Matador.

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  9. Cover art for Beyoncé's B'Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
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    New Music Friday: Beyoncé, French Montana & Max B, Nemzzz — September 4, 2026

    Beyoncé's B'Day 20th anniversary reissue anchors a hip-hop-heavy week, alongside new projects from French Montana & Max B, Nemzzz, Karrahbooo, Dizzee Rascal, Mykki Blanco, and Rebecca Black.

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  10. Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 'Awesome Gods' in mixed animal print with Griselda-embossed sockliners
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    Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 'Awesome Gods' Drops August 28 at $225

    Westside Gunn's Saucony Grid Jazz 9 "Awesome Gods" arrives August 28 for $225 under style code S71047-5. The hair-on animal-print panels are cut individually, so no two pairs share the same print placement.

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  11. Drake photographed for the OVO and Authentic Brands Group partnership announcement
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    Authentic Brands Group Buys 51% of Drake's OVO as Vince Takes Operating Business

    Authentic Brands Group has acquired 51 percent of OVO's intellectual property, leaving Drake with 44 percent of the Toronto label he co-founded in 2008. Vince Holding Corp. takes 5 percent and becomes the brand's core apparel licensee.

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  12. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist — Before The World Blows album cover
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    New Music Friday: Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Fat Joe, Rod Wave — August 28, 2026

    Erykah Badu's first album in 16 years leads a stacked New Music Friday alongside Fat Joe, Rod Wave, DJ Dahi, Majid Jordan, Trippie Redd, and Sy'Rai.

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