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After revealing the the title of her upcoming album, Tortured Poets Department, during the 2024 Grammys on Sunday, Taylor Swift released the track list on Monday.

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Missy Elliott, Ciara, Questlove, and Ludacris are among the artists paying tribute to New York rapper Fatman Scoop (given name Isaac Freeman III), who died on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency while onstage during an August 30 concert in Hamden, Connecticut. He was 53.

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Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia has debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, the publication confirmed on Sunday, marking the rapper’s third consecutive Number One record.
Tyler broke away from industry norms for Chromakopia’s rollout, electing to drop the project on a Monday morning rather than at the typical midnight Friday standard. He released it at the beginning of the work week hoping it would get fans to listen more attentively before heading into the weekend.

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Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles a week following his death. The family of the revered music producer, who died at 91 at his home in Bel Air, California, told AP that the “intimate ceremony included Mr. Jones’ seven children, his brother, two sisters, and immediate family members.”

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Benjamin Booker is back with another new song, "Same Kind of Lonely," from his forthcoming first album in seven years, Lower, out early next year.

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On Friday, Bad Bunny released a precursor short film for the album, which showcased a gentrified, changed Puerto Rico, starring filmmaker Jacobo Morales. “There was something special here. I don’t know what it was, but it was an incredible magic,” he says of the new island.

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Post Malone was bestowed the title of Record Store Day Ambassador for 2025. The singer has previously collaborated with the annual event, contributing “White Iverson”/”Too Young” 12-inch single in 2016.

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Ferxxo is back. On Friday, reggaeton star Feid released the infectious EDM single “Nos Desconoximos,” which he revealed will be the first track off his upcoming album, expected later this year.

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The weekslong Swiss music celebration, Montreux Jazz Festival, revealed a typically diverse lineup of artists on Thursday for its 59th annual gathering, which will take place from July 4 – 19 in the titular city. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, Diana Ross, Benson Boone, Brandi Carlile, J Balvin, Noah Kahan, Lionel Richie, Santana, Pulp, Alanis Morissette, the Black Keys, Jamie XX, Beth Gibbons, Raye, Finneas, and Shaboozey, among several others, will all perform. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon CET. Full details are on the event’s website.

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