From long-awaited music returns to albums from hip-hop icons, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. — Diddy, The Love Album: Off the Grid— The music mogul made his return to music with the 23-track R&B album featuring a long list of artists, like Teyana Taylor, John Legend, H.E.R., Jazmine…
Paras Griffin/WireImage After a four-year hiatus, gospel star Jekalyn Carr returns to music with her new, self-titled album, Jekalyn. “Wow, family.. It’s been four years since I’ve recorded an album,” she wrote in her Instagram announcement. “I’ve grown both musically & spiritually. Now, I want to invite you all to hear what God has given me for the world.” The upcoming…
UMG Records Offset is getting ready to set things off in the music world with the release of his upcoming album, Set It Off. He announced the new project, expected out via Motown Records, by sharing the fiery cover art to Instagram and alerting fans of its release date on October 13. “I’ve been working on this project…
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Coco Jones is set to return to stages across the U.S. with part two of her What I Didn’t Tell You Tour. Originally set to wrap in Norfolk, Virginia, this month, the “ICU” singer announced additional dates for the second leg of the R&B concert series. Starting in Philadelphia on October 23, Coco will travel…
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez was denied bond by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge during a hearing on Thursday afternoon as his new legal team appeals his 10-year sentence in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, according to ABC station in Los Angeles, KABC, who was in the courtroom. Unite the People Inc., a social justice advocacy…
Mass Appeal Nas brought in his 50th birthday on September 14 by dropping off his new album, Magic 3. The 15-track project, home of the song “Never Die” featuring Lil Wayne, is the third and final installment to the Magic series, marking the end of his yearslong run with super producer Hit-Boy. After dropping off Magic as a Christmas Eve surprise in 2021, the duo released Magic…
ABC/Paula Lobo Tori Kelly ended up in the hospital in July with blood clots, but she’s fine now: She’s out on her Take Control Tour in support of her latest EP, tori, the deluxe version of which comes out September 15. The Grammy-winning singer says she’s “grateful” to be back onstage. “Everything seems seems to be okay now,” she tells ABC Audio.…
Marcus Owens When gospel icon Erica Campbell starting recording her self-reflective new album, I Love You, two years before the pandemic, she expected it to drop then. Now, after five years, Campbell’s glad it took as long as it did because she was able to really pour her all into the passion project. The five-time Grammy winner told ABC Audio…
Gargamel Music Co./Roc Nation/Def Jam Records Buju Banton recently released his latest track, “Body Touching Body,” a buoyant Afrobeats hit featuring Victoria Monét. The new song is one of 17 included on Buju’s latest album, Born for Greatness, released on September 8. It includes appearances from Snoop Dogg and Stephen Marley, son of iconic Jamaican musician Bob Marley. It’s also the second collaboration with Monét following…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Tinashe put out her latest body of work last week, and now, she’s dishing on why the project contains only seven songs. Speaking with People on the carpet of the 2023 VMAs on Tuesday, the singer said she aimed for brevity with BB/ANG3L so listeners could “appreciate” it all. “I think sometimes it’s good…
