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Davido releases his new album, Oriadé, on Friday, a project he says was recorded without any pressure.

“[R]ecording this album, we had a lot of fun,” he tells Vibe. “There was no pressure on me. Because I have so many songs out now that are doing so well. My last two projects are still streaming well.”

He adds, “[T]here was really no need to drop an album, but I was just sitting on so much beautiful music. I was like, ‘Yo, we got to put this out. It’s the summertime. I want new music.’ You know, I tour a lot. When you tour a lot, you understand.”

The 13-track album was recorded with a much smaller team than usual.

“I live with the kids and my wife. I can’t have a hundred people in my house like before,” Davido says. “Normally we record with 10 people in the studio; we’re drinking, you know how it is. Like, party vibe. But with this record, because of my situation, I can’t be having a hundred people at the hip. So I was only calling a few, probably the producer and engineer, only the people that needed to work.”

He says he “enjoyed the process so much” because everyone remained focused.

“When you have people around you that are there for work, everybody’s there to contribute to the brand, not just sitting around. When it’s time to work, we’ve got to get to it,” he says.

Davido teases, “I feel like the music is going to speak for it.”

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KATSEYE fans have been clamoring for the girls to write their own music, and now, their wish has come true.

The group unveiled the track list for their new EP WILD on Thursday, and member Lara Raj revealed that the Target-exclusive version includes a song she helped create. In a video, she announced that “Unloveu” was co-written and co-produced by her, Amy Allen and Ross Golan, who have collectively worked on hits for stars including Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.

“I know that you guys have been asking and waiting for a song written and produced by one of us, so I really, really hope that you love it,” Lara said.

The standard edition of WILD includes the tracks “Pinky Up,” “Animal,” “Hootie Frutti,” “Bel Air” and “That Way.” The EP is out Aug. 14.

WILD is KATSEYE’s second EP, following last year’s Beautiful Chaos. Two days before it drops, the movie KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS will begin a limited engagement in theaters.

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Tickets for Katy Perry’s concert film Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris are now on sale. Meanwhile, you can watch a mini behind-the-scenes documentary about how the elaborate production came together, plus the sequence from the film when she performs “The One that Got Away.“

For several years, Noah Kahan has jokingly complained that he’s never been included on one of Barack Obama’s playlists, but now his wish has finally come true. After the former president included Noah’s song “Doors” on his new summer playlist on Thursday, Noah reposted it and wrote, “I can finally rest.” He also reposted the playlist on his Instagram Story and wrote, “And now my watch has ended.” That’s a Game of Thrones reference that essentially means, “My ordeal is over and now I’m free.”
 

Post Malone has reworked his song “I Had Some Help” for an Aug. 3 Sesame Street special Storm on Sesame Street, which is designed to teach kids how to deal with extreme weather events. After the storm, everyone pitches in to help rebuild, and Posty joins the Muppets to sing “A Little Help,”  a song about working together to restore the neighborhood.

Workers at a Montreal eatery called Cafe Meekha were shocked this week when none other than Ariana Grande strolled into their establishment, along with her ex, Ricky Alvarez, with who she’s rumored to be dating again. She also posed for photos with all the employees: You can watch video of the moment on Instagram. Ari is currently performing in Montreal as part of her Eternal Sunshine tour.

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Olivia Dean is one of the nominees for the U.K.’s prestigious Mercury Prize, which recognizes artistic achievement by U.K. and Irish musicians.

Olivia’s album The Art of Love is among the 12 albums nominated for the prize, which is open to records released by British or Irish artists between Aug. 30, 2025, and July 17, 2026.

Among Olivia’s competition is RAYE’s This Music May Contain Hope, as well as The Boys of Dungeon Lane, the latest album by Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.

The 2026 Mercury Awards show will take place Oct. 22 in Newcastle, England, and will feature live performances by many of the nominees, along with the presentation of the award. The winner is selected by an independent judging panel made up of musicians, journalists, producers, executives and other music biz figures.

Olivia is currently touring the U.S. in support of The Art of Loving. She performed in Minneapolis on Wednesday and, in recognition of the fact that it’s Prince’s hometown, she sang his song “I Wanna Be Your Lover.”

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Alice in Chains is reissuing the band’s 1996 Unplugged live album on vinyl in honor of its 30th anniversary.

The LP is available to preorder now via Alice’s webstore. It marks the first time the album has been available on vinyl in the U.S.

Alice in Chains recorded Unplugged as part of the MTV Unplugged series. The set includes stripped-down performances of songs including “Rooster,” “Down in a Hole,” “Would?” and “Angry Chair.”

Alice went on hiatus for months following the Unplugged performance, and vocalist Layne Staley died in 2002. The band reformed in 2006 with new singer William DuVall.

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Graham Nash has always stood up for causes he believes in, and in the latest case it has forced him to cancel an upcoming concert.

“We are disappointed to let you know that the July 31st Graham Nash show at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Henrico, VA has been canceled in solidarity with the workers on strike at the Botanical Garden,” reads a post on Nash’s Instagram account. “We truly appreciate the loyalty of our audience and will work on a Richmond-area return to the stage in 2027.”

Ticket holders will receive refunds for purchased tickets.

According to the Henrico Citizen, unionized workers at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge back in April as they attempted to negotiate higher wages. They put on a one-day “unfair labor practice” strike on Wednesday, the workers’ eighth this year.

Nash is currently on a summer tour that includes some co-headlining dates with Emmylou Harris. His next scheduled show is Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at GrahamNash.com.

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K. Michelle’s deep-rooted desire to release a country album is coming true: Jesus & Whiskey will arrive on Oct. 16.

It features nine songs, on which she “fearlessly explores faith, heartbreak, redemption, and love lost and found,” according to a press release.

The title track is out now. It’s described in the release as “a radically honest meditation on faith, grace, and the beautiful imperfection of being human.”

K. Michelle previously released R&B albums Rebellious Soul, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? and I’m the Problem. She made her country debut last year with “Jack Daniel’s.” Jesus & Whiskey marks her first country album, but she tells People she’s always been a country girl.

“Being a Tennessee girl, [country] is my first genre of choice, and I was always told because of other reasons, I couldn’t sing that,” K. Michelle says. “When it came down to it, I am a country singer. It’s new to the world, but to everyone around me, they know it’s my whole life, so it’s time to do what it is I do, and I’m really excited about it.”

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Lee Brice seems wistful and heartbroken on the latest preview of his new record. 

“Me and her were uphill/ ‘Til we went down one/ So I found some Jack,” he sings in a new clip on X.

“Can’t wait to share this one with you on August 7th,” he writes, along with footage from a music video that shows him in a dive bar drinking, and playing pool and darts. At the same time, he probably looks as sad as you’ve ever seen him.

“One of the things I love most about country music is that it’s never been afraid to tell the messy parts of life too. ‘Me and Whiskey’ is one of those stories,” he posted on Instagram, along with an even more extensive clip of him in the studio. 

The track appears on Lee’s Sunriser album, which drops Oct. 2.

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Train is out with the title track of their upcoming album, Mad Dog in the Fog, due Aug. 28.

The song and the album are named after a bar in San Francisco where the band performed in its earliest iteration. Singer Pat Monahan says in a statement, “It was the first venue to pay us to play, and its owner, Cyril, has been one of our biggest champions from the beginning. So it only felt right to name this album in its honor.”

The band filmed the video for the song in the titular bar; their friend Matt Nathanson, who’s currently joining them on their summer tour, is also in the clip, singing and playing guitar.

In other Train news, Pat was one of the lucky thousand or so people who were invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Pat and Taylor co-wrote the song “Babe,” which was supposed to appear on her 2012 album Red, but didn’t make the cut. In 2013 Pat joined Taylor onstage during her Red tour to sing the Train hit “Drive By.” 

Speaking to E!, Pat said of the wedding, “I was very honored to be there. I was blown away with how incredible and beautiful it was. So glad that she and Travis found each other ‘cause I think they’re a really beautiful, connected couple of people.”

As for “Babe,” it became a top-10 country hit for the band Sugarland in 2018. Taylor’s recording of the song appeared as a “From the Vault” track on Red (Taylor’s Version).

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