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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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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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New Music Friday: Rapsody, Victony, The Game & More — August 21, 2026

Rapsody, Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume, Jorja Smith, Thirteendegrees, Victony, The Game, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Niniola, Cleo Sol, and Beenie Man all drop projects August 20–21, alongside new Mac Miller and Mariah Carey tracks.

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New Music Friday: Ayra Starr, Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE — August 14, 2026

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.

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New Music Friday: Ckay, Beyoncé & Whitney Houston — August 7, 2026

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.

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New Music Friday: Davido, Ariana Grande & Shaboozey — July 31, 2026

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.

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Prince's Purple Rain Musical Sets Broadway Opening for April 12, 2027

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.

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CVC Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in DistroKid

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.

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New Music Friday: Tyla, Rico Nasty & Cypress Hill — July 24, 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.

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Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount Pictures

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.

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Primary Wave Closes Kobalt Acquisition to Form a $7 Billion Music Company

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.

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Reservoir Media Acquires Nacional Records and Canciones Nacionales Catalogs

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.