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July 20, 2026

• Future "The Real Me" Review | HotNewHipHop
On his new album "The Real Me," Future explores every version of himself except the one that moves forward.

• Key Glock – PROJECT X | Album profile | Dork
PROJECT X by Key Glock · 15 tracks · album profile.

• Steve Lacy doesn’t care if you’re listening to ‘Oh yeah?’ | The Daily Texan
Four years is a long time to go quiet after an artist’s biggest hit takes over the radio. Steve Lacy could have repackaged 2022’s viral sensation, “Bad Habit,” dressed differently. Instead, on Oh yeah?, Lacy’s third album, he made music that sounds less interested in another Grammy and more in getting something off his chest....

• Harmony Tividad, 'Lifetime' Album Review | Paste
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

• NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Tons of great new albums, including Steve Lacy's horny and sometimes funny multi-genre 'Oh yeah?' | gracespelmanmusicproject.substack.com
Plus, a newly-released song with a switch-up so good it made my jaw drop.

• REVIEW - Motionless In White - Decades | ALTCORNER.com
July 16, 2026 Decades by Motionless In White was Lizi’s most anticipated album of 2026, and she was not disappointed!

• Rick Ross Celebrates Set in Stone with SiriusXM Artist Residency | SiriusXM
Rick Ross appears across six different specials on SiriusXM and Pandora to discuss his new album and more.

• Rick Ross Drops New Album 'Set In Stone' W/ Gucci Mane, Yung Miami & More | Hot 98.3
Listen to Rick Ross' new album 'Set In Stone' now!

• Rick Ross Faces Backlash Over Kendrick Lamar Impression On “Set In Stone” | HotNewHipHop
An unfortunate miss in a rather stellar catalog.

• Album Review: Set In Stone by Rick Ross | Shatter the Standards
Five years after his last solo album, the kingpin fantasy is now a Miami institution. Set In Stone moves at yacht speed and stops at the funeral home as often as the jeweler.

• Set In Stone - Album by Rick Ross | HotNewHipHop
Rick Ross releases a star-studded album.

• Designer Junkie - Album by Sk8star | HotNewHipHop
Atlanta rapper Sk8star has returned with 20 tracks on his new album "Designer Junkie," which has been highly anticipated by fans.

• Duality - Song by Tezzus & diamond* | HotNewHipHop
Tezzus and diamond* are two YSL signees who are becoming a dynamic duo, especially with the new song "Duality."

• Loathe Release Long Anticipated New Album "A Stranger To You" out Today On SharpTone Records – UK Alternative Group’s First Album In Six Years | FrontView Magazine
Today marks the release of one of contemporary heavy music’s most mythologised albums, Loathe’s A Stranger To You. Coming six years after their...

• Album Review | A Stranger To You - Loathe | Twentycoreseven
It is an album that rewards patience, revealing new details with each successive listen.

• BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Future Artists with Sian Eleri, Finn Wolfhard | BBC
Finn Wolfhard talks new album Fire From The Hip and takes on Break Out The Banger.

• Listen to 'The Odyssey' closing credits song by James Blake, Travis Scott & Ludwig Göransson | BrooklynVegan
Travis Scott also has a cameo in Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated IMAX-shot adaption of the Homerian epic.

• When I’m Home - James Blake, Travis Scott & Ludwig Göransson | HotNewHipHop
Travis Scott not only appears in "The Odyssey" but he also contributed to the soundtrack with James Blake.

• Gracie Abrams Shares Two Bonus 'Daughter From Hell' Tracks | Rolling Stone Australia | July 20, 2026, 6:25 a.m.
Gracie Abrams shared two additional songs from her new album, 'Daughter From Here' following its release last Friday.

• Liner Notes: Steve Lacy’s ‘Oh yeah?’ is a mixed bag | The Daily Northwestern | July 20, 2026, 3:21 a.m.
Many fans hopped on the Steve Lacy bandwagon following the alternative R&B and pop artist’s 2022 album “Gemini Rights.” Others have followed him since the start — namely, from his debut on R&B band The Internet’s 2015 album “Ego Death,” which was nominated for a Grammy while Lacy was still in high school.  Naturally, fans...

• Gracie Abrams Announces ‘Daughter From Hell’ Bonus Tracks Available ‘For a Limited Time’ | Billboard | July 20, 2026, 12:18 a.m.
Gracie Abrams surprises fans with two more new songs, "Out of Nowhere" and "Love Letter," from her 'Daughter From Hell' sessions.

• Music Reviews: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues,’ plus Soul Music from Baltimore | Americana Highways | July 19, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
Reviewed: Foreign Tongues, the Rolling Stones' 25th studio album, plus an anthology of vintage soul from Baltimore bands.

• Gracie Abrams – Daughter From Hell | EUPHORIA. | July 19, 2026, 1 p.m.
Gracie Abrams’ third studio album Daughter From Hell is finally here, and it's every bit as emotional as its two preceding singles promised.

• Adam Lambert looks back: ‘I couldn’t pass up on joining Queen – even if the fans were protective of Freddie’ | The Guardian | July 19, 2026, 1 p.m.
The singer and actor on the edgy artists of his youth, a controversial 2009 kiss, and his relationship with Brian May and Roger Taylor

• LOATHE Release Long Anticipated New Album 'A Stranger To You' Out Now | Metal on Tap | July 19, 2026, 4:55 a.m.
Today marks the release of one of contemporary heavy music’s most mythologised albums, Loathe’s A Stranger To You.

• Review: Motionless In White – Decades | stitchedsound.com | July 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
Eight albums in, Motionless In White have presented an album that feels more akin to fulfilling a contractual obligation to a label. Coming a long, long way from their early warped tour days, the S…

• Travis Scott Teams With James Blake for 'The Odyssey' Closer 'When I'm Home' | Rolling Stone Australia | July 18, 2026, 12:51 a.m.
Travis Scott’s 'The Odyssey' end credits song 'When I’m Home,' a collaboration with James Blake and composer Ludwig Goransson, has arrived.

• Album Review: Rick Ross, Set in Stone | Soul In Stereo | July 17, 2026, 8:44 p.m.
Rick Ross Set in Stone (released July 17, 2026) Rick Ross is the biggest contradiction in hip-hop. And before you start throwing your used Wingstop napkins, hear a playa out. We know Officer Ricky’…

• Travis Scott Teams With James Blake, Ludwig Goransson for 'The Odyssey' Closer 'When I'm Home' | Rolling Stone | July 17, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Travis Scott’s 'The Odyssey' end credits song "When I’m Home," a collaboration with James Blake and composer Ludwig Goransson, has arrived.

• Biggest Takeaways From Rick Ross’ New Album, ’Set In Stone’ | The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired | July 17, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
Here are some of our biggest early takeaways from Rick Ross’ new album, Set In Stone.

• The Odyssey – Soundtrack Review | Zanobard Reviews | July 17, 2026, 5 p.m.
Ludwig Göransson’s The Odyssey makes for a challenging listen at times, with dramatically distorted synth & harsh electronics hammering home the tension of Odysseus’ journey. But in…

• James Blake and Travis Scott Duet on The Odyssey End Credits Song “When I’m Home” | Pitchfork | July 17, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
Listen to the closer of Ludwig Göransson’s original soundtrack, co-written by Christopher Nolan himself

• Clairo Joins Ryan Beatty For Live Debut Of Their New Collabs In NYC | Stereogum | July 17, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
The first time that Clairo ever performed her hit “Sexy To Someone” wasn’t at one of her own shows. Instead, back in 2024 she made a surprise appearance during a set from Ryan Beatty, her peer in chilled-out singer-songwriterdom. Last month, Clairo sang backup on a few songs from Beatty’s new album Sweet Fortune. And…

• Forever Now: Switchfoot Comes Home to the Guitars | BFWClassroom | July 17, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
Switchfoot’s Forever Now is a joyful pivot back to the band’s heavier, guitar-driven roots; think Nothing Is Sound and Native Tongue more than “Dare You to Move.” With surf-…

• Steve Lacy – ‘Oh Yeah?’ review: a radical assessment of himself and the zeitgeist | NME | July 17, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
On 'Oh Yeah?', Steve Lacy proves that emotions can be powerful tools, using accountability and reflection to make sense of his reality.

• The Internet, Odd Future’s Laid-Back Arm, Branched Out and Grew Stronger | New York Times | July 17, 2026, 9:02 a.m.
The band members Steve Lacy and Syd, both of whom have new solo albums out now, reunite with the producer Matt Martians to discuss achieving TikTok fame, writing a Beyoncé song and staying a family.

• Tory Lanez - MADE YOU THINK I WAS GONE...BUT (Album Review) | Ratings Game Music | July 17, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
Tory Lanez delivers a versatile comeback with "MADE YOU THINK I WAS GONE...BUT," featuring strong vocals, production, and emotional depth.

• The Sound of ‘The Odyssey’: Composer Ludwig Göransson Used Ancient Greek Instruments, Scrap Metals and Gongs | Variety | July 17, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
"The Odyssey": Ludwig Göransson Used Ancient Greek Instruments, Scrap Metals and Gongs to find film's score.

• Steve Lacy flits between flippancy and seriousness on dreamy new album Oh Yeah? — review | Financial Times | July 17, 2026, 4 a.m.
The singer’s third solo album features guest appearances from SZA and Erykah Badu

• HUGEL, figura global de la música electrónica, presenta su álbum debut Twenty One | menesesmusicnetwork | June 30, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
HUGEL presenta su esperado álbum debut "Twenty One": la figura global de la música electrónica rompe esquemas con 16 tracks. Escuchalo acá.

• 18 Questions With Willow Avalon: The Woman Behind the Pink Pocket Pistol | 1883 Magazine | June 26, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
Willow Avalon talks new album Pink Pocket Pistol, collaborating with Jason Isbell and Kaitlin Butts, growing up in the Deep South, and what she needs the world to understand about her right now.