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Aug. 6, 2026

• Album Review: NEVER SAY DIE by PFG | Shatter the Standards
J. Cole went home to Fayetteville to produce PFG’s NEVER SAY DIE, and the Sheltuh rapper fills his minimal, bass-heavy beats with the hardest, most lived-in street rap of Cole’s producing life.

• Ariana Grande stares down the public eye in 'Petal' : Pop Culture Happy Hour | NPR
Ariana Grande has been omnipresent the last few years. Discussions of her relationships and her weight have made Grande an internet fixture in recent years. She’s coming off a long run promoting and starring in the two Wicked films, and her hit song “Hate That I Made You Love Me” has been everywhere this summer. She’s also announced she’s taking a step back from public life after her current tour. So with the release of her new album, Petal, what do we make of Grande’s latest batch of songs, and do they successfully capture this moment in her life?Looking for more buzzy pop music conversations? Check out:Olivia Rodrigo seems pretty sad, but does she still generate bangers?On 'Arirang,' BTS nods to K-pop's past, present and futureConnect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:Letterboxd / FacebookOur weekly newsletterSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

• “More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere… | Kerrang!
Decades is already being hailed as one of Motionless In White's finest hours. Having already launched the album with K!, Chris Motionless reflects on the…

• Rick Ross Hits A New Chart Low With His Latest Album | Forbes Advisor
'Set In Stone' debuts at No. 39 on the Billboard 200, becoming the lowest-peaking solo album of Rick Ross's career on the most important albums tally in the U.S.

• Rick Ross Claps Back At 50 Cent For Clowning His Album Sales | HotNewHipHop
Rick Ross remains in a feud with 50 Cent, and the two have been going back forth following the release of Ross' "Set In Stone."

• 50 Cent Yet Again Teases Rick Ross Over 'Set in Stone' Numbers: 'Nah, That Sh*t Was Trash' | Complex
50 Cent yet again teases Rick Ross over the charts perfor...

• Album Review: Sock It 2 My Pocket by Rome Streetz | Shatter the Standards
On his way out of Griselda’s orbit and onto Nas’s Mass Appeal, the Queens rapper keeps the loops cold and the drums lean. Rome Streetz raps like every bar is already owed to him.

• Pashanim erobert mit „Lounge Musik“ Platz eins der deutschen Album-Charts | IT BOLTWISE x Artificial Intelligence | Aug. 6, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
Pashanim übernimmt mit „Lounge Musik“ Platz eins der offiziellen Deutschen Album-Charts. GfK nennt weitere Neueinsteiger und zeigt auch in den Single-Charts die Spitze von „Dai Dai“.

• Cypress Hill's B-Real Talks Celebrating Cultural Pride and Spirituality on 'Dios Bendiga' LP | Rolling Stone | Aug. 5, 2026, 5:48 p.m.
B-Real of Cypress Hill talks about the group's new album, 'Dios Bendiga,' their first Spanish-language album comprised entirely of original songs.

• Davido Releases ORIADÉ | Sixth Studio Album Marks a New Era | Universaladage | Aug. 5, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Davido releases ORIADÉ, his sixth studio album featuring Mayorkun, FOLA, Black Sherif, Leon Thomas and others, as Afrobeats continues its global rise.

• Bella Kay Takes On ’Sound Check’ Challenge With Her Favorite Songs | UPROXX | Aug. 5, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
Bella Kay is the latest guest on Uproxx’s ’Sound Check.’

• The Moshville Times - Video Interview: Protest The Hero | The Moshville Times | Aug. 5, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
Fresh off the release of their long-awaited album, Within, Weezy caught up with Protest The Hero in Glasgow on the opening night of their tour in support of the album. From discussing the band&#821…

• The Strokes' 'Reality Awaits' Feels Quite Impersonal | PopMatters | Aug. 5, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
The Strokes' Reality Awaits doesn’t deliver the same charm or hit with the same immediacy fans have come to expect from them. 

• Shania Twain: Little Miss Twain | Spectrum Culture | Aug. 5, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
Shania Twain sounds like she's having a ball at times on the project, proving that music stems from the singer's determination to flow with the spirit, the soul and effervescent emotions.

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Michael Giacchino | A world of music and machine | Aug. 3, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Brand New Day is the latest entry in the MCU’s iteration of everyone’s favorite wall-crawler, this time focusing on a more grounded approach to Peter Parker’s story after the big …

• Nines Digs In To The Vaults For 'Lost Tapes' | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | July 27, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Seminal UK rapper Nines has shared new compilation 'Lost Tapes'. The mercurial rap talent bowed out after his sixth and final album 'Quit While You're

• Pashanim veröffentlicht neues Album "Lounge Musik" | BANDUP | July 24, 2026, 12:21 p.m.
Pashanim veröffentlicht heute "Lounge Musik". 17 Songs, 4 Features, cleane Beats und Lyrics zwischen Club-Atmosphäre und Straßen-Realität.

• Ariana Grande Unveils Alternate ‘Petal’ Disc & Haunting Song Snippets: ‘Good Luck on Your Way to Hell’ | Billboard | July 8, 2026, 4:40 p.m.
Ariana Grande has revealed some song snippets and an alternate 'Petal' album picture disc and a couple snippets.