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- Usher and Chris Brown's Five Atlanta Nights Break a Stadium Record
Usher and Chris Brown's R&B Tour is the first to play five dates at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium in one stop, topping Beyoncé's four in 2025. The first three nights brought out T.I., Jeezy and Sexyy Red.
- The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour Grosses Over $1.3 Billion
The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour closed in Kuala Lumpur with more than $1.3 billion grossed and 9 million tickets sold across 176 shows, the highest gross ever for a male artist, promoter Live Nation confirmed.
- Dr. Dre Says He Will Go "Off the Grid" for a Year or Two
On the first episode of Ice Cube and Mike Epps' Listen and Laugh, posted Nov 6, 2026, Dr. Dre said he plans to finish two projects and then step away from music for a year or two, his first real break in more than four decades.
- MSG Calls Macklemore "Not an Arena Level Act" After Tour Claims
Macklemore said on Nov 6, 2026 that nine U.S. arenas turned down his Free Palestine Tour. Madison Square Garden answered the same day, saying its venues have "extremely limited availability and he's not an arena level act."
- Heavy Is the Crown Gives .Paak and Cordae Their First Rap No. 1
Anderson .Paak and Cordae's Heavy Is the Crown opened at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart dated Nov 7, 2026 with 30,000 units, a first chart-topper there for both. Sales made up 19,000 of those units.
- Billboard Changes Its Streaming Math and YouTube Returns in 2027
Starting with the Billboard 200 dated Jan 16, 2027, one album unit will equal 1,500 ad-supported streams instead of 2,500. YouTube said the same day it will bring its data back to Billboard's charts after a year away.
- Eminem's Publisher Eight Mile Style Sues Suno Over 269 Songs
Eight Mile Style, the Michigan publisher behind 269 Eminem compositions including "Lose Yourself," sued AI music company Suno on Nov 6, 2026, alleging it trained on the songs without permission. Suno has not been found liable.
- Snoop Biopic Casts Cynthia Erivo and Hercy Miller as Master P
Universal's Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop has cast Cynthia Erivo as Afeni Shakur and Hercy Miller, Master P's son, as his own father. Craig Brewer directs, and Universal has the film dated for Aug 6, 2027.
- Ye Sets U.S. Rap Concert Record With 83,132 Fans at AT&T Stadium
Ye drew 83,132 fans to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov 7, 2026, the biggest rap concert crowd in U.S. history per his rep, with a reported gross above $18 million. It is the third time in 2026 he has topped his own mark.
- Yella Beezy Trial: State Rests, Judge Denies Defense Motion
Prosecutors rested on Nov 9, 2026 in the capital murder trial of Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, in the 2020 killing of MO3. The judge denied a defense motion, and the defense called its first witness.
- Future, Drake and Travis Scott's "Ya Hit": ATL Jacob on the Beat
Future's new single "Ya Hit" brings in Drake, Travis Scott and Loe Shimmy. Apple Music's credits list ATL Jacob as producer, with Manny Marroquin on the mix and Mike Dean on the master.
- Jessie Reyez Releases "SOFTER," Sets A LITTLE VENGEANCE Deluxe With Samara Cyn for Nov. 6
Jessie Reyez's "SOFTER" is out now. It leads into the November 6 deluxe of A LITTLE VENGEANCE, which adds eight bonus tracks including "FOR SIXXX IN THE MORNIN" with rapper Samara Cyn, ahead of a tour that starts November 3.
- Wiz Khalifa 'Cool' Album: Release Date, 'The Calm' and His 10K Projects Deal
Wiz Khalifa's album Cool is due November 13, his first since signing with 10K Projects. Here's the release date, what's on the tracklist so far, who wrote and produced "The Calm," and why the copyright line still reads Taylor Gang.
- JAY-Z Will Headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show
JAY-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium, with Roc Nation producing. Here's how to watch, who's behind the show and what Roger Goodell said about the request he made when Roc Nation took the job.