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To see pretty shit u got to have pretty eyes

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Noah Kahan released “Draw You Out,” the lead single from The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack. He co-wrote and co-produced it with Aaron Dessner. The full soundtrack is due Nov. 13; the film opens Nov. 20.

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🚨 BREAKING: VICTORIA MONÉT RELEASES NEW ALBUM

Grammy-winning singer Victoria Monét has released her highly anticipated album, Frequency of Love.

The 22-track project features Bruno Mars, SZA, Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas and Chlöe Bailey.

#VictoriaMonét #FrequencyOfLove

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🚨 BREAKING: BNXN RELEASES NEW EP

Nigerian Afrobeats star BNXN has officially released his new six-track EP, Still In Charge.

The project features collaborations with Asake and FOLA, adding two major voices to BNXN’s latest release.

#BNXN #StillInCharge

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AFRO NATION IS ALREADY LOOKING TOWARD 2027.

Davido.

Rema.

Fally Ipupa.

Three artists from different corners of Africa are heading to Afro Nation Portugal 2027 as headliners.

And the announcement says something about where African music is sitting globally.

Davido brings years of international experience.

Rema represents a younger generation that grew up thinking globally.

Fally Ipupa carries the sound of Central Africa onto the same stage.

More names are still expected.

But the lineup already tells a story: African music is no longer arriving at global festivals as a guest.

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JOHN LEGEND AND PHARRELL ARE KEEPING IT SIMPLE.

Two artists with decades of experience behind them have joined forces for “Fireflies.”

The collaboration lands in a New Music Friday packed with heavyweight names, from Taylor Swift and U2 to Madonna and Charli XCX.

Sometimes the interesting part isn't how loud a collaboration is.

It's who decided to make the call.

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SHAKIRA AND BURNA BOY ARE STILL CARRYING “DAI DAI” ACROSS BORDERS.

The collaboration has already secured a place among the major international pairings of 2026, earning a Best Collaboration nomination at the upcoming MTV VMAs.

It is also nominated in the Best Latin category.

A Colombian superstar.

A Nigerian Afrobeats heavyweight.

And one record sitting comfortably between two worlds.

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NINIOLA RETURNS TO THE DANCEFLOOR SHE KNOWS BEST.

Following the emotional depth of her Without You EP, Niniola returns to her Afro-house roots with “Tika.”

Fast-paced.

Energetic.

And unmistakably Niniola.

Sometimes, moving forward means remembering exactly what made people move with you in the first place.

[Nimi @nimi_bal]

Good morning, lovers. ❤️

Wake up knowing you are worthy of good things, soft and genuine love, and the kind of peace money can’t buy.

May today be kind to you.
May your phone bring the good news.
May someone remind you how special you're.

Have a beautiful day ahead.✨️

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THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEETING AN ARTIST AND MEETING A SOUND.

Ayo Maff and Zinoleesky have found that meeting point on “Malaria.”

Released September 24, the collaboration brings together Ayo Maff’s rising energy and Zinoleesky’s already-established place in Nigeria’s street-pop scene.

It’s an interesting combination.

One artist is still climbing.

The other has already seen what comes with the climb.

Now they’re on the same record.

And “Malaria” gives us a glimpse of what happens when two different stages of Nigeria’s new-school sound collide.

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YOUNG JONN HAS ANOTHER LETTER TO WRITE.

This time, he’s addressing London.

Young Jonn has released Dear London, a seven-track EP carrying titles like “Destiny,” “Shege,” “Elumelu” and “Hold Somebody.”

For someone who spent years creating hits from behind the scenes before stepping into the spotlight, every new project feels like another chapter in the producer-turned-singer story.

And this chapter is called Dear London.

Out now.

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THE SHOW WASN’T REALLY OVER.

Taylor Swift has added another chapter to The Life of a Showgirl.

The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is out, bringing four new songs into the era — including “Patient Zero.”

But Taylor has never really treated an album like just an album.

She turns eras into moments.

And with the Encore, she’s giving fans another reason to stay inside the world she created.

The curtains may have closed on the original show.

Taylor just opened them again.

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TINASHE DIDN’T OVERTHINK THE TITLE.

She called the album Popstar.

Then she dropped it.

The new project marks another chapter in Tinashe’s career, an artist who has spent years moving between pop, R&B and electronic sounds without allowing herself to fit neatly into one box.

And maybe that’s why the title works.

After years of proving she can exist outside the usual rules, Tinashe has finally given the world a project that says exactly what she wants to be called.

Popstar.

No explanation needed.

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CHAMPZ IS GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN LANE.

At 14, he already has a debut EP, a second project, and a sound that is becoming increasingly easy to recognise.

Now comes “Groove.”

The new single arrives after Young Poet, continuing Champz’s rap-heavy direction while leaning into the Afroswing and UK-influenced sound that has become part of his identity.

There is obviously a lot of attention around Champz because of where he comes from.

But every new release creates another opportunity to move the conversation away from his surname and toward the music.

“Groove” is another step in that direction.

The name may be familiar.

The sound is becoming his own.

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FOLA STARTED THE YEAR WITH A HIT.

NOW HE HAS FOUR No. 1s.

His latest collaboration with Bella Shmurda and Zlatan, “it's over,” has reached the top of the Official Nigeria Top 100.

And that makes it FOLA's fourth No. 1 song of 2026.

Rema's “OH NO” arrived behind him at No. 2.

Davido's “B4 B4,” which had spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1, is now at No. 3.

The chart has changed.

And FOLA keeps finding his way back to the top.

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FOR MORE THAN SIX YEARS, CÉLINE DION DIDN'T STAND ON A STAGE AND SING FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE.

Then Paris happened.

Céline returned to live performance, and suddenly a voice that had been missing from the stage was back in front of thousands of people.

The return became bigger than a concert.

Fans sang along.

Videos spread.

And a generation that grew up with Céline's voice watched her step back into the spotlight.

Sometimes a comeback isn't about releasing a new song.

Sometimes it's simply about hearing a familiar voice again.

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FIRST, ONE SONG STARTED MOVING.

THEN ANOTHER ONE.

THEN ANOTHER.

Now Seyi Vibez occupies 12 of Nigeria's Top 15 songs on Apple Music.

“GTA” is at No. 1.

“ILOME,” “VOLUME,” “BACK 2 U,” “DIAMONDS” and several others follow.

Even “SWAGUU,” his collaboration with Quavo, remains inside the Top 15.

At some point, the conversation stops being about a single hit.

It becomes about the artist behind all of them.

And right now, Seyi Vibez is dominating the conversation in Nigeria.

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TAYLOR SWIFT JUST GAVE HER FANS ANOTHER REASON TO START COUNTING DOWN.

After all the attention surrounding her wedding, Taylor Swift is returning to music with “Patient Zero.”

It is her first new song since getting married.

But Taylor isn't stopping there.

The Life of a Showgirl is also getting an expanded edition, with four additional songs arriving as The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.

A new chapter in her personal life.

A new song.

And now, another version of the album.

Taylor Swift has clearly entered another era.

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APPLE HAS SPENT YEARS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO MUSIC THROUGH A SCREEN.

NOW, IT IS BUILDING A PLACE FOR MUSIC TO HAPPEN IN FRONT OF THEM.

Apple has opened Apple Music Hall inside London's Battersea Power Station.

The new venue is designed for intimate performances, but there is more to it.

Artists can perform, record in Spatial Audio and capture multicamera video from the same space.

Apple isn't simply putting on concerts.

It is building another piece of the music ecosystem around the artist.

Streaming brought the music home.

Now Apple is bringing the artist closer to the listener.

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THREE WEEKS AGO, SIENNA SPIRO WAS AT NO. 32.

Then she went to No. 2.

Now she's No. 1.

“Great Expectation” has given the 20-year-old her first UK chart-topper.

That's what makes this interesting.

There was no overnight jump from nowhere.

The song kept climbing until the industry had no choice but to look up.

Sometimes a breakthrough is simply a song refusing to stop growing.