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Moneybagg Yo is back with a new song called “I See Why.” It arrives with a visual of him performing and showcasing his progress in his fitness journey. The video is available to watch on YouTube.

Kenyon Dixon released Ego Ruins Everything. When asked about his inspiration, he said in a statement, “I think people know one version of me, and I’m grateful for that. But this album gave me permission to show the parts of myself that don’t always make it into the music, and I think that’s what makes it my most complete body of work.”

Gospel star Koryn Hawthorne previews her upcoming EP, Big Gospel, with the single “His Favorite.” “This song is about knowing your worth isn’t something you have to earn,” she said in a statement. “You’re already loved, already chosen, already His favorite. I hope whoever needs to hear that today, hears it.”

Rakim teams up with Kurupt and Masta Killa for “A Different Kind,” the lead single to The Godbody, due out Sept. 18. The “A Different Kind” video is out now. Produced by Rakim and Nick Wiz, The Godbody will also feature guests Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, KRS-One and more.

Bootsy Collins has dropped Metal Health, in which he “explores themes of creativity, emotional wellbeing, and personal evolution through a collection of genre-defying records,” according to a press release. It features lead single “Manic Depression” and guitar work by acclaimed guitarist Buckethead. He’s celebrating the release with the Funk Alert! Bootsy Collins Virtual Album Release Party, taking place Saturday on the Bootsy Collins Network.

Loe Shimmy’s Pretty Girlz Run the World is for the women. “I’ve always had a female fanbase,” he told Billboard. “I just made sure I dedicated this one to them.” 

Other releases:

Rico Nasty, “RX”

Flo Milli, “Hot as a Bic”

Cypress Hill, “Dios Bendiga”

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Fans of pristine-sounding vinyl have something to crow about.

Sheryl Crow’s 1996 self-titled sophomore album and Counting Crows’ 1993 debut August and Everything After are being reissued as part of Universal Music’s Vinylphyle series. These premium vinyls come with special packaging, new liner notes and rare archival images.

In the case of Sheryl’s Grammy-winning album — the follow up to her debut, Tuesday Night Music Club — this is the first time it’s ever appeared on vinyl in any format. The two-LP set features “If It Makes You Happy,” “Everyday is a Winding Road” and “A Change Would Do You Good.”

The Counting Crows’ album has also been remastered as a two-LP set, cut directly from the original analog tapes. The acclaimed release, which sold 7 million copies in the U.S., features “Mr. Jones,” “Round Here,” “Rain King” and “A Murder of One.”

You can preorder both of the records now at UDiscoverMusic.com; they ship on July 29.

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Tyla never cared for the narrow definitions of African music, and her new album, A*Pop, reflects that. Speaking to Apple Music’s Ebro Darden, she said the project expands perceptions of what African pop can sound like.

“A*POP, African Pop … is literally me trying to extend the idea of what an African pop star looks like and what an African pop star sounds like,” she says. “I think that sometimes when you’re from somewhere you’re expected to look a way or sound a way. I’ve seen things where they’re like, ‘Oh, Tyla‘s not African enough,’ and I’m like, what is African enough?”

With this new album, she’s reflecting on the range of influences that shaped her. “I’m really excited to show how diverse I am and how I grew up around so many different influences,” Tyla says. “I really want to show that and share that.”

The 14-track album follows Tyla’s album self-titled debut album and arrives after her rise to global stardom.

“Honestly, I could have never predicted any of this. Like everything from the good times to the bad times, it was really a story. I feel like I could write a movie about this journey, honestly,” she tells Ebro. “So much has happened. I remember being in South Africa, simple life … just making videos, singing and my life completely changed to now being in front of the world.”

She said the experience has made her stronger and more confident.

“I had a very innocent idea of the world and the industry,” Tyla said. “I thought it’s all like rainbows and ‘Yay, I get to sing!’ — and it is that, but you also have to be strong-minded in order to stay yourself in all of this. Right now I’m as the most confident I’ve ever been.”

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Brothers Osborne are starting their new musical era by say “R.I.P.” to selling out.  

“R.I.P. is us getting back to our musical roots,” John Osborne says. “This new music is a rearview glimpse into where we came from while still driving forward into the new and unknown.”

The siblings previously revealed that their new music takes inspiration from their hometown of Deale, Maryland.

“We’re not just getting back to where we were born and raised,” TJ Osborne adds, “but to the roots of where we started musically. A time when music wasn’t dictated by anything other than what our hearts and souls wanted to say.”

You can find “R.I.P (SELLOUT EDIT),” which was co-written by TJ, on streaming, while you need to be a member of Brothers’ The Family fan club to hear the full version. 

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Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte are about to hit the road together on a U.S. tour, and to celebrate, both bands have put out new releases.

The “Bat Country” metallers have dropped an EP called STATICA, featuring four new songs. The tracks lean into a much heavier electronic direction than you would expect from M. Shadows and company, and includes a lot of effects-laden vocals.

Meanwhile, “The Anthem” outfit has released a live version of “We Are Done,” a song originally recorded by Joel Madden and Benji Madden’s side project, The Madden Brothers. The performance was recorded during Good Charlotte’s tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier in 2026.

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte’s tour launches Saturday in Ridgedale, Missouri.

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Little Big Town’s keeping a Dying Art alive, with their latest preview of their upcoming 12th studio album. 

“We Could Have It All” was written by Ashley Monroe and LBT’s Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild, who also co-produced the project. 

“Hope is never gone/ Honey just hold on/ When this world feels crazy/ I’ll always fight for you/ Yeah it’s worth seeing through/ The nights don’t last long baby/ The sun will come up again/ So why stop trying when/ We could have it all,” the foursome sings on the new track. 

It follows “Hey There Sunshine,” “Over and Over” and “Sucker for a Sad Song,” ahead of the Aug. 28 release of It’s a Dying Art. 

Karen, Jimi, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet are set to perform Sept. 1 on NBC’s Today show, before they kick off their For the Art of It Tour Sept. 24 in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

They’re also booked to do a three-night Christmas residency at the Ryman in December. 

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Fridayy is relieving the Tension with the release of a fun album. He’s announced his next project, Tension, will arrive on Aug. 14, featuring “contemporary R&B with warm, Caribbean-inspired rhythms and atmospheric production,” according to a press release.

“Tension shows a different side to me. I followed what felt good and let the music take me somewhere new,” Fridayy said in a statement. “There’s still a lot of heart in these records, but there’s also this fun vibe to them. ‘Haiku’ sets the tone for everything that’s coming.”

The lead single from Fridayy’s upcoming album, “Haiku” is “a story of love, memory, and second chances,” according to a press release. On the track, he’s “caught between longing and regret, wrestling with the lingering memories of a love he can’t leave behind” while vowing “to put his ego aside in pursuit of someone worth fighting for.”

Tension is available for presave following 2023’s Fridayy and Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not, released in 2025.

“Haiku” is now available on streaming services.

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Beartooth has premiered a new song called “Eyes Closed,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Pure Ecstasy.

“There are so many fun riffs to play on ‘Eyes Closed,'” frontman Caleb Shomo says in a statement. “It felt incredible to scream it out and let go. The song was written from the ground up with [producer] Jordan [Fish], and the moment it was a demo, we knew we had something special.”

You can watch the “Eyes Closed” video on YouTube.

Pure Ecstasy, the follow-up to 2023’s The Surface, arrives Aug. 28. It also includes the previously released songs “Free,” “Bulls***” and the title track.

Beartooth will launch a U.S. headlining tour in November.

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Midland’s headed to the dance floor with three new versions of their songs reimagined by DJ duo Country Night. 

Midland Country Night Remixes includes new versions of their debut #1 hit, “Drinkin’ Problem”; 2024’s “Barely Blue”; and “Shooting Memories with Tequila” from their sixth studio album, Stages, which just came out in June. 

This weekend, Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson continue their Stages Tour with a Friday stop at Montana’s Headwaters Country Jam.

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