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From follow-up projects to new R&B singles, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Eric Bellinger, The Rebirth 3: The Party & The Bedroom — The famed songwriter from California dropped off his much-anticipated new album, a two-disc R&B set featuring K Camp, Sevyn Streeter, Ne-Yo and more.  ScHoolboy Q, […]

Starz BMF’s back, continuing the story of Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest Tee” Flenory, founders of the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking and money laundering organization in the U.S. This season picks up where the last one left off, with Meech in Atlanta to expand the business and Terry holding down the fort in Detroit. Demetrius […]

A.O.I., LLC/Chrysalis Records Limited It’s been 35 years since beloved hip-hop group De La Soul released their seminal debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising. To commemorate the milestone, the group has announced a special anniversary edition of the album that’s now available for downloading on major platforms.  Along with the original 23 tracks, the anniversary album features five […]

Atlantic Records Hiatus Over.  It’s been months since Cardi B released new music on her own, and now she’s back with her first solo release of 2024, “Like What.” “Ayo, let me put some gas in this motherf*****’ year, b****/ I ain’t really talked my s*** in a minute,” Cardi says on the song intro.  “Like […]

Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives The internet was sent into a frenzy when a photo of iconic girl group Destiny’s Child circulated in January. One of the four originating members, LaTavia Roberson, who posed alongside Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett and Michelle Williams in the picture posted to Instagram, said that the long-awaited reunion was a “magical moment” for […]

Freeform/Tiffany Roohani Chlöe Bailey is one artist who will be dropping new music on Friday.  She teased her upcoming single, “FYS,” on X, formerly Twitter, by playing a snippet of the song.  “FYS. what do you think it means?” she asked fans. “Guess right and i’ll drop.” Thousands of suggestions poured in to Chlöe’s comment section, with […]

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for TIDAL Forget New Music Friday — any day seems to be a good day to drop new music, according to Meek Mill, who just released an album.  When the clock struck 12:01 Thursday morning, the “Ima Boss” rapper gifted fans a five-song EP titled Heathenism. It’s considered Meek’s first independent EP, according to a description of […]

CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images Cardi B will make her return to music Friday, March 1, with a new freestyle she’s calling “Like What.” The Bronx native announced the news on Instagram Wednesday, writing in the caption, “YA FOUND ME.” She also shared the single cover art, which is a headshot of the rapper that shows […]

What started as Negro History Week in 1926 has evolved into an annual holiday observed all across the country. Black History Month is the time set aside to remember, honor and celebrate Black Americans and history of the African diaspora. With the month coming to a close, ABC Audio talked with a few Black entertainers who shared what the holiday means to them.  […]

On this day in Black history, February 29: — In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. She remained the only Black woman to be awarded the Best Supporting Actress until Whoopi Goldberg took home the trophy 50 years later, in 1990. […]