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Kenny Mason Releases BULLDAWG With JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike

Atlanta's most consistent trap-rock hybridist returned May 12 with a 15-track LP on RCA — features from JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike, and the most confident statement of his self-defined lane to date.

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Big K.R.I.T. Expands 'Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz' to 25 Tracks With Deluxe Edition

K.R.I.T. doubles back on his Cadillac-shaped concept album with eight more tracks — a Southern rap record built to be played loud in a moving car.

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Action Bronson Releases 13-Track Eighth Album 'Planet Frog' With Lil Yachty and Paul Wall

Thirteen tracks, 32 minutes, drums so faint they barely count — Bronson's eighth album is the most committed-to-vibe record of his career.

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BNXN and Sarz Release Five-Track EP 'The Game Needs Us' on EMPIRE

The producer-singer duo behind "Mukulu" and "Sweet Tea" return with a five-track joint project — and a chart debut that lands within hours.

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Adekunle Gold Drops 20-Track 'Fuji Xtra' Deluxe Featuring Olamide and Simi

Adekunle Gold extends his fújì-inflected sixth album with five new cuts, including a long-awaited first pairing with Olamide.

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Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final 1 Airs From Vienna May 12 With 15 Countries

The 70th Eurovision opens tonight at the Wiener Stadthalle. Fifteen countries compete for ten spots in Saturday's Grand Final, and the EBU has cut maximum votes per person from 20 to 10 in response to coordinated-voting concerns.

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Red Lotus and Goapele Release 'Hello Darlin' Pt. 2'

Vallejo's Red Lotus brought in Oakland soul institution Goapele for the sequel to his 2025 single. The result is a Bay Area handshake across generations — and the loudest signal yet of where his Color Project is heading.

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Rolling Stones Launch 25th Album 'Foreign Tongues' in Brooklyn Ahead of July 10 Release

The 25th Stones LP arrives July 10, with guest spots from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood, and a final archival contribution from Charlie Watts.

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Drake Announces ICEMAN for May 15 With a 25-Foot Ice Sculpture in Downtown Toronto

Drake's ICEMAN drops May 15. The 25-foot ice sculpture in downtown Toronto, the magazine clue, the fans hacking it open with pickaxes, and the police seal-off all happened first — and built a marketing campaign that other brands are now copying.

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Björk premieres Echolalia at the National Gallery of Iceland

Björk's first new album in four years won't drop on Spotify on a Friday. It will premiere as an exhibition at the National Gallery of Iceland — a 30-speaker requiem, a film shot at an erupting volcano, and a thesis statement about what music releases can be.

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Isaiah Rashad releases IT'S BEEN AWFUL after five years

The third Isaiah Rashad album arrives five years after The House Is Burning — sober, introspective, and built around the kind of personal accounting most rappers his age aren't willing to do in public. The wait was the work.

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Lady Gaga and Doechii drop "Runway" music video

Parris Goebel directed it. Viktor & Rolf and Gaurav Gupta dressed it. Bruno Mars, Andrew Watt, Cirkut, and D'Mile produced it. The Devil Wears Prada 2 doesn't open until Friday — but its actual cultural opening statement landed Monday night.