Two albums, an EP, a Wale mix, and a run of African singles worth knowing about. The names you know are Blxst and Rhye. The most interesting listen is one you might not: Joey B's Sexy Highlife.
Mixtape is live. It brings back what streaming killed—the gesture of choosing songs in a specific order for a specific person. A mixtape was never a playlist. It was a letter written in other people's music.
The Uristocrat Headlines for Wednesday, August 28th, 2024. This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores what we are reading as it relates to cultural stories of the day.
The Uristocrat Headlines for Tuesday, August 27th, 2024. This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores what we are reading as it relates to cultural stories of the day.
Ayra Starr's Starr Girl, Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend, Trippie Redd's NDA, KATSEYE's WILD, Fridayy's Tension, and Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal's DOOMED! all land August 14, alongside new singles from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist and Rema.
Ckay's Banger Boy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Morning Dew (Donk) remix, and a Whitney Houston hits collection led a stacked August 7, 2026 release day.
Davido marks 15 years in music with ORIADÉ, Ariana Grande returns with petal, and Shaboozey, Jacquees, Arca, Cautious Clay and Isaiah Falls also released albums on July 31, 2026.
Prince's Purple Rain heads to Broadway's Majestic Theatre with previews starting March 12, 2027, following its fall 2025 Minneapolis premiere and a reworked creative team led by director Saheem Ali.
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in DistroKid, the music distributor that handles 30-40% of new releases worldwide, with existing investor Insight Partners retaining a minority stake. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2026.
Tyla rebrands her sound as pop on A*POP, Rico Nasty reunites with Kenny Beats on RX, and Cypress Hill raps a full album in Spanish — six releases worth your time this New Music Friday.
Travis Scott's Cactus Jack signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures on July 22, giving the studio first refusal on his film, TV, theater, and live-entertainment projects after his narration role in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
Primary Wave completed its acquisition of Kobalt Music on July 7, buying the publisher and its AMRA collection society from Francisco Partners in a reported $1.5 billion deal that creates a combined $7 billion independent-music company.
Reservoir Media acquired the recorded catalog of Latin independent label Nacional Records and the publishing catalog of Canciones Nacionales for an undisclosed sum, and formed a joint venture with the label to sign and develop new Latin artists and songwriters.
Rick Ross returns with Set In Stone, his first album in five years, alongside Steve Lacy's Oh yeah?, Syd's Beard, Larry June's Who Coppin and LADIPOE's REVIVAL. A Friday built on long-delayed returns — and one heavily announced album that never showed up.
Pophouse Entertainment, the ABBA Voyage firm co-founded by Björn Ulvaeus, bought 50% of Iron Maiden members' stake in their publishing, masters and likeness rights — including Eddie, the mascot who has fronted the band's artwork since 1980.
JAY-Z headlined three nights at Yankee Stadium July 10-12, 2026, marking Reasonable Doubt's 30th and The Blueprint's 25th, with guests from Beyoncé and Blue Ivy to Nas, Eminem and Rihanna.