1. Future — The Real Me album cover
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    New Music Friday: Future, The-Dream & Kelela — July 10, 2026

    Future's The Real Me, The-Dream's Love/Hate II, Kelela's new avatar, Ne-Yo's Highway 79 and Baby Rose's YEARNALISM headline this week's New Music Friday.

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  2. Future The Real Me album cover art
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    Future Releases 'The Real Me,' His First Solo Album in Four Years

    Future released The Real Me on July 10, a 22-track album and his first solo studio LP since 2022, with the guest-feature list withheld until the moment it dropped.

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  3. Justin Bieber performing
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    Justin Bieber Joins the First World Cup Final Halftime Show on July 19

    FIFA confirmed Justin Bieber for the first-ever World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at MetLife Stadium, a Chris Martin-curated set with Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Burna Boy backing a $100 million education fund.

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  4. Jermaine Dupri, founder of So So Def Recordings
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    Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony Music for $18 Million in Unpaid So So Def Royalties

    Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def labels sued Sony Music in Manhattan federal court for over $18 million, alleging decades of unpaid royalties on Mariah Carey, Usher, and Kris Kross records.

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  5. Cover art for Beyoncé's single Morning Dew (Donk)
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    Beyoncé Surprise-Releases 'Morning Dew (Donk)' Ahead of B'Day 20th-Anniversary Reissue

    Beyoncé dropped 'Morning Dew (Donk)' as a surprise July 4 single — her first new music in two years and a long-bootlegged 2013 cut — launching a 60-day countdown to a 20th-anniversary reissue of B'Day.

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  6. Tekno 'Where Did Love Go?' EP cover
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    New Music Friday: Tekno, Madonna & Ken Carson — July 3, 2026

    Tekno returns with the Where Did Love Go? EP, Madonna reopens the dance floor on Confessions II, and Ken Carson pushes rage rap further on xperiment — plus Jorja Smith and Wizkid link up.

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  7. Megan Thee Stallion performing on stage at the 2022 Superbloom Festival in Munich
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    Megan Thee Stallion Launches Hot Girl Summer Fragrance With Coty

    Megan Thee Stallion is entering the fragrance business with Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum, an $84 Coty collaboration that lands at Ulta Beauty starting July 5.

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  8. DJ Khaled, whose 14th album Aalam of God arrives July 17 on Republic Records
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    DJ Khaled Sets 'Aalam of God' for July 17 Release on Republic Records

    DJ Khaled releases his 14th studio album, Aalam of God, on July 17 through We the Best and Republic Records — his first project off Epic Records in roughly a decade, with features from Jay-Z, Cardi B, and Travis Scott.

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  9. Young Guru at the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University
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    Young Guru Sponsors Full-Tuition Four-Year Scholarship at the Roc Nation School

    Jay-Z's longtime engineer Young Guru is personally funding a full-tuition, four-year scholarship at the Roc Nation School at LIU, covering tuition plus year-long mentorship and Dolby Atmos studio access for one Fall 2026 enrollee.

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  10. Tidal Says It Won't Monetize AI-Generated Music
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    Tidal Says It Won't Monetize AI-Generated Music

    Tidal says fully AI-generated music will no longer be eligible for monetization, royalties, or direct-to-fan sales starting July 15, will carry an 'AI' badge, and will be removed if it impersonates a real artist.

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  11. Suno, the AI music generation company, logo and interface
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    Suno's 'Spark' Incubator Requires Indie Artists to Promote and Never Criticize Suno

    Suno's new 'Spark' incubator offers indie artists grants, marketing, and writing camps, but its fine print requires them to promote the company and, under a 'Good Vibes Only' clause, never portray Suno negatively.

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  12. Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt x New York Yankees Mitchell & Ness mesh jersey
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    Mitchell & Ness and Roc Nation Launch a Reasonable Doubt 30th Anniversary Collection

    Mitchell & Ness, Roc Nation, and JAY-Z launched a limited Reasonable Doubt 30th-anniversary capsule of Yankees-style jerseys ($400) and a $1,000 varsity jacket, with restocks at the July 10-12 Yankee Stadium shows.

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