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Rich Brian returns with his first album in six years, Where Is My Head? After prefacing the album with the single “Little Ray Of Light,” the Indonesian rapper followed up today with a new single, “She.” The video for the song is simple and straightforward, with Brian rapping in front of a monitor hooked up to a webcam, generating a surreal double vision situation, which plays into the album’s concept.

The album itself is likely the artist’s most wide-ranging effort to date, expanding on Brian’s collaborative palette with features from a diverse array of talents. Features include Charlotte Day Wilson, DAISY WORLD, Maxo Kream, redveil, Ski Mask The Slump God, and Toro y Moi. Conceptually, the album employs the “alter ego” conceit common to introspective rap projects, with Maestro, “a conductor scoring music for the dreams of Movie Brian, who lives unknowingly inside the world the Maestro creates.” The story plays out in both the music and visuals for the album, which are directed by Brian’s frequent collaborator, Jared Hogan.

You can watch the video for “She” above and check out the full tracklist below.

01. “Senja”
02. “Body High” feat. Toro y Moi
03. “Jumpy” feat. Ski Mask The Slump God
04. “Took A Breath”
05. “Butterfly”
06. “Fat Cats, Starving Dogs” feat. Maxo Kream
07. “Little Ray Of Light”
08. “Ma”
09. “Serpents!”
10. “Bumpy Road” feat. redveil
11. “Timezones”
12. “Is It?” feat. Charlotte Day Wilson & DAISY WORLD
13. “She” feat. Kurtis Wells
14. “Oh Well”
15. “Jelly Air Island”

Where Is My Head? is out now via 88rising. You can find more info here.

While Erykah Badu gears up for her Mama’s Gun 30th Anniversary tour, she has also been working on a joint album with The Alchemist. Today, she revealed the release date for Abi & Alan, which will land on August 29th. It’s Badu’s first album in over 15 years, as New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released in March 2010, and the two are currently previewing it for fans on their currently running Abi & Alan Luv Is Tour.

The project will constitute Alchemist’s third joint album this year, following Life Is Beautiful with Larry June and 2 Chainz, and Alfredo 2 with Freddie Gibbs. A fourth album with Yasiin Bey, Forensics, also streamed earlier this year, but has no official release as yet.

You can check out the first single, “Next To You,” above, and see the tour dates below.

Erykah Badu 2025 Tour Dates

Abi & Alan Luv Is Tour:

08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
08/10 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
08/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
08/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
08/15 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
08/17 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
08/19 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore
08/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
08/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
08/24 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live

Erykah Badu 2025 Tour Dates — Mama’s Gun 25th Anniversary:

10/03 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre
10/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre
11/16 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
11/18 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/20 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit
11/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/23 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
11/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
11/28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
11/29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
12/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
12/03 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
12/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
12/08 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
12/10 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Molly Gordon’s next act after becoming a favorite on The Bear is the movie Oh, Hi!, in which she stars and also co-produced alongside Sophie Brooks. For the movie, she also teamed with Blake Mills — an industry veteran who, aside from his solo career, has worked with everybody from Fiona Apple to Lucy Dacus to Alabama Shakes — for a cover. The song is “Islands In The Stream,” written by the Bee Gees but most famously performed by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

Gordon says of the recording:

“When Sophie and I were developing Oh, Hi! and she came up with the dream sequence, she mentioned that she planned to ask her friend Blake Mills to help us out. I tried to play it very cool, but I was secretly freaking out inside as he is my favorite artist. Working with Blake exceeded any expectation. We only had a couple of hours to record the cover, but we had an immediate language — and again, I tried to hide how much of a dream those few hours were.

I feel so lucky that we get to honor one of my favorite songs with this witchy, folk version. I hope other people might sing this to themselves when they are trying to cast a spell to make someone love them (but also hope that they might discover that they shouldn’t have to do that ha!).”

Mills adds, “I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process of working on this with Molly Gordon and Sophie Brooks. We got to take this song to the moon — fitting for its usage in the film — and I think we ended up with something that truly stands on its own merits.”

Listen to “Islands In The Stream” above.

Doja Cat last shared an update on her upcoming album Vie in April, sharing a working tracklist on social media. Then, in May, she temporarily shared one of the most sought-after songs, pulling it from streamers after just a day. Doja has always enjoyed trolling her fans, but today, she relented, giving them the most substantive dispatch on the album yet: Its release date.

Vie will be released on September 26th, almost exactly two years after the release of her last album, Scarlet, to the week. While Scarlet juked fans of her pop output with a hard left turn into straight-up rap for much of its play time, Doja has promised that Vie will be more in line with her earlier material. Her recent propensity for dressing up in full glam rock regalia, such as during her set at Outside Lands, might be a hint about the project’s sound, along with her new promotion.

First, there’s the announcement video for the album’s release date, which finds Doja repeating the French phrase “Je sais que tu es ma vie” as she takes photos in front of the Eiffel Tower and bites into a croissant. The backing track is a sample of the theme from the 1980s sci-fi cop drama Knight Rider, which was famously sampled by Busta Rhymes on his 1998 single “Fire It Up.”

Then, there’s the post revealing the release date for the first Vie single, “Jealous Type,” which Doja shared the day before. There’s definitely a strong ’80s theme running through everything here, from the hair to the wardrobe and even font choices. Perhaps her next “pop album” will feature strong new wave vibes? That’s what I’m hoping, at least. We’re long past due for a revival.

Vie is due on 9/26 via RCA Records. You can find more info at DojaCat.com.

Coco Jones has continued the promotion for Why Not More? for months past its release, releasing a deluxe version and sharing behind-the-scenes videos of the creation of some of the album’s fan favorites — including the “Other Side Of Love” remix with Alicia Keys, which Jones dropped today.

The black-and-white video finds the two singers meeting up in the studio and performing their vocals side-by-side and sharing laughs, as Coco breaks down her vision for Alicia. The latter sits at the piano — naturally — as Jones hashes out the harmonies that eventually make the song the gorgeous ballad it turns out to be.

Even the song itself got a red carpet rollout ahead of its release, as Coco posted a performance video of the original version on Instagram, asking fans to tag Keys in the comments. A day later, she shared a screenshot of their DM conversation leading up to the recording session, and then, right before its release, one last clip of the two dancing in the studio. The level of commitment to the bit just emphasizes how willing Jones has been to make every aspect of her post Bel-Air music career a success — and how well it’s working.

You can watch the visualizer for “Other Side Of Love” featuring Alicia Keys above.

Dominic Fike is busy. Aside from his role on Euphoria, he has the whole music thing going on. He released his latest album, Sunburn, in 2023, and followed it with the 2024 EP 14 Minutes. More recently, he and former Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract formed a new musical duo, Geezer. This doesn’t mean he’s leaving his solo act behind, as just today (August 15), he announced a new mixtape, Rocket. He also shared three new songs: “All Hands On Deck,” “Aftermath,” and “Smile.”

Rocket arrives soon, on August 22. A press release notes that the project sees Fike “deeply personal as ever, reflecting on recent life events while showing personal growth and maturity,” that he “continues to find beauty in harrowing-but-tender emotional bloodletting,” and that the mixtape builds “on the world created on his previous two albums, What Could Possibly Go Wrong and Sunburn.”

Listen to “All Hands On Deck,” “Aftermath,” and “Smile” above. Below, find the Rocket cover art and tracklist.

Dominic Fike’s Rocket Album Cover Artwork

Dominic Fike’s Rocket Tracklist

1. “All Hands On Deck”
2. “Aftermath (Edit)”
3. “Smile”
4. “Sandman”
5. “Great Pretender”
6. “$500 Fine”
7. “One Glass”
8. “Quite The Opposite”
9. “Upset & Aggressive”
10. “David Lyons”
11. “Epilogue”
12. “Still Feel It”

Rocket is out 8/22 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.

Today, ASAP Rocky‘s new film, Highest 2 Lowest, hits theaters. Along with the film’s depressingly limited theatrical debut comes two new ASAP Rocky songs, which appear on the film’s soundtrack.

One, “Both Eyes Closed,” is a moody, muddy ode to the introspection inspired by certain substances, featuring two Rocky trademarks: Psych-rock guitar strumming and a chopped-and-screwed backing vocal.

Meanwhile, “Trunks” is another Rocky signature: a frenetic street anthem with cavernous ad-libs and a hypnotic, chant-like hook. This one finds him in full-on boast mode, bragging about his indie hustle and showing off its results.

Highest 2 Lowest is a Spike Lee joint, reimagining Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime classic High And Low. It transplants the story of a kidnapping investigation from post-war Japan to contemporary New York City, casting Denzel Washington as a record mogul faced with his own version of the dilemma posed by the original: With his entire fortune on the line, does he trade it all away for the life of someone else’s son?

The two new songs will likely be welcome among Rocky fans, who have been waiting for a new album from the Harlemite since 2018’s Testing. That album, Don’t Be Dumb, has been delayed or re-recorded multiple times over the past year or so, but he says it’s finally done, so maybe the wait is nearly over.

You can listen to “Both Eyes Closed” and “Trunks” above.

The Highest 2 Lowest soundtrack is out now. You can find more info here.

When Armani White first blasted onto the scene three years ago with “Billie Eilish,” the song became a viral hit in large part because of its repurposed Neptunes-inspired production. Well, you know how they say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” The Philadelphia rapper definitely subscribes to that philosophy, because on his latest song, “Ghost” featuring Tennessee rapper Samara Cyn, he goes back to the same creative well, borrowing another Neptunes production to rap over.

In this case, it’s New York mixtape rap mainstay Fabolous’ 2001 106 & Park standard “Young’n.” “Flipping a Pharrell song and putting drums on it has definitely become a trademark of mine,” Armani explains in the press release. “It’s another ghost that’s been haunting me, so why not hit them over the head one more time?”

For any of those who don’t remember how that goes, here it is:

While the original was a free association brag fest, Armani and Cyn settle into a relatively tighter pocket, boasting about their conquests with the opposite sex. “And when I leave, she feelin’ my ghost,” Armani chuckles on the hook, “And shorty blocked, but she still in my post.” Meanwhile, Samara leaves her own lasting impression: “Think you got a church n**** ’til he see Cyn / Gave that boy the spirit, good God, that’s a smooth b*tch.”

So, while dating either of the two rappers seems like it might be a nightmare, their pairing on the track sounds like a dream.

You can watch the lyrics video for “Ghost” above.

Kaytranada has been on a run lately. In 2023, he linked with Aminé for the album Kaytraminé, which he followed in 2024 with a solo project, Timeless. Now, he’s already back with another new album, as he released Ain’t No Damn Way! today (August 15).

A highlight is the album-closing “Do It! (Again!),” which samples TLC’s CrazySexyCool song “Let’s Do It Again” prominently enough that the group was given a feature credit on the track.

In a recent Hypebeast interview, Kaytranada spoke about his craft, saying, “I’m still learning. I also feel not everyone hears what I’m doing — listeners can be lazy, skimming tracks too fast, creating quick judgments. So a part of me feels I have something to prove, but at the same time, I don’t. Music is self-expression. I do it for myself and the people who are waiting for more — not for those who don’t like it.”

Listen to “Do It! (Again!)” above and find the Ain’t No Damn Way! cover art and tracklist below, along with Kaytranada’s upcoming tour dates alongside Justice.

Kaytranada’s Ain’t No Damn Way! Album Cover Artwork

Kaytranada’s Ain’t No Damn Way! Tracklist

1. “Space Invader”
2. “Championship”
3. “Home”
4. “Target Joint”
5. “Things”
6. “Backstabs”
7. “Good Luck”
8. “Shine Your Light For We”
9. “Goodbye Bitch!”
10. “Don’t Worry Babe / I Got U Babe”
11. “Blax”
12. “Do It! (Again!)” Feat. TLC

Kaytranada And Justice’s 2025 Tour Dates

10/16 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
10/17 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
10/19 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
10/22 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
10/28 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
10/30 — Phoenix, AZ @ PHX Arena
11/01 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
11/05 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
11/08 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
11/12 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/15 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
11/16 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center

Ain’t No Damn Way! is out now via RCA Records. Find more information here.

Khalid’s back with a new music video, which previews a new sound for his next album. In the ecstatic “In Plain Sight” video, the Texas native jumps on the throwback dance music trend, throwing a little New Jack Swing at old-school house vibes as he debuts a new look and dances in a glass closet. Yes, he went there. Strobe lights, gyrating bodies, and intense sensual energy abound in the video, which seems to be as much about the singer embracing his identity as it is anything else.

“In Plain Sight” is the first single from Khalid’s newly announced album, After The Sun Goes Down, which is due October 10th via Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records. In the press release, Khalid says, “This chapter is about taking my power back, living in my truth, and being able to express myself freely. I’m excited for my fans to experience this new era with me, not just musically, but personally.”

That certainly appears to mean reclaiming the narrative surrounding his sexuality after he was outed by another singer. At the time, he wrote on Twitter (never calling it “X”), “I wasn’t hiding anything! It’s just not any of your business.” After sharing the video for “In Plain Sight” on his socials, he winked toward that moment when a fan asked, “Was that a Glass Closet????” “Bingo,” he replied. Good for him, man.

You can watch the “In Plain Sight” video above.

After The Sun Goes Down is out 10/10 via Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records. You can find more info here.