GRAMMY®-nominated Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer Omah Lay is back with Clarity of Mind, his long-awaited second album, released on Sire Records/Warner Records. Four years after Boy Alone, he's taking listeners deeper into his world, exploring everything from love and loneliness to spirituality, success and finding peace within himself.

Johnny Venus is stepping out on his own, and “I Want You Back” makes a strong case for where he’s headed. Best known as one half of EARTHGANG, the GRAMMY®-nominated artist trades some of the duo’s more expansive experimentation for something intimate and emotionally direct, blending soul, R&B and funk around a relationship he isn’t quite ready to leave behind.

Baby Rose has a voice you recognize immediately—deep, expressive, and a throwback to an era of smoky rooms and clinking cocktails—and on YEARNALISM, she puts it in service of a deeply personal story.

There’s a reason Eric Bellinger put his own name on this album. Released via Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins’ EVOLVE Music in partnership with TAMLA/Motown, Eric Bellinger feels like one of his most personal statements yet, bringing the confidence and polish of his R&B songwriting together with a willingness to talk openly about family, loss, commitment and growing into the man he is today.

Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman has built a career where his name may not always be on the marquee, but his musical fingerprints are everywhere. A producer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Gitty has become a go-to collaborator for artists looking for records that feel polished without losing their humanity.

Sometimes creativity shows up in the most unexpected circumstances. For MarcLo, 11 Days was born during a period of isolation as the Los Angeles wildfires devastated the region in early 2025. Rather than allowing those days to be defined entirely by uncertainty, the multi-GRAMMY®-nominated songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist turned to music, creating a debut album rooted in resilience, gratitude and finding some light when things feel especially dark.

On his sixth studio album, FUJI (Sometin Different/Believe UK), Adekunle Gold brings the music of his past into the artist he has become today. Drawing from Fuji and Apala alongside Afropop, soul and R&B, the Nigerian singer-songwriter has created an album that feels rooted in tradition without being confined by it.

Some albums begin with a melody. For Matt B, ALKEBULAN III: The Water Remembers began with a question: Where do I come from? What started with an AncestryDNA® test six years ago eventually led the GRAMMY® Award-winning artist from Los Angeles to Ghana and Nigeria, where he traced his lineage to the Igbo people of Owerri and turned that homecoming into the foundation for the most personal installment of his ALKEBULAN trilogy.

As one of the artists helping lead a new wave of Afrobeats, Victony has made experimentation part of his identity—and STARLIFE (OUTLAWVILLE/Encore Recordings) may be his clearest statement yet. The Nigerian artist’s sophomore album stretches beyond any single definition of the genre, moving through R&B, hip-hop, Afro-Rage and Afrohouse without losing the melodic ease that made him stand out in the first place.

When Tiana Major9 released her independent debut album November Scorpio (+1 Records) earlier this year, it felt like an introduction to an artist ready to tell her story entirely on her own terms. Now, with November Scorpio: Deluxe, Tiana opens that story up even further.

Malcolm Todd sure sounds like he’s having fun on his latest super hit album, Do That Again. His new album brings classic pop into a modern R&B setting, with sharp songwriting, an easy sense of humor and the kind of intimate observations that make even the smallest moments feel song worthy.

Four-time GRAMMY® nominee, Summer Walker, closes the book on her Over It trilogy with Finally Over It, and she sounds ready to leave some things behind. Released via LVRN/Interscope Records, the album is divided into two sides—For Better and For Worse—giving Walker room to look at love from opposite ends of the relationship spectrum.

Tori Kelly's sound has found her home with God Must Really Love Me. Released via Epic Records, the three-time GRAMMY® winner’s latest album brings together R&B, soul, acoustic pop and gospel while showing a different kind of confidence from one of music’s most gifted vocalists.

On her third studio album, Do You Still Love Me? (10 Summers/Interscope Records), Ella Mai reunites with longtime collaborator Mustard, who executive-produced the 14-track collection and once again proves an ideal partner for her unmistakable brand of contemporary R&B.

With his new EP The Summer That Saved Me (OVMBR/LVRN Records), Odeal invites listeners into his most personal chapter yet—a radiant collection of songs that capture freedom, healing, and self-discovery.

Ravyn Lenae’s sophomore album Bird’s Eye is a soaring exploration of sound and spirit, blending lush textures with her signature crystalline vocals.

Leon Thomas’s sophomore album, MUTT, is a fearless and genre-bending statement that has cemented his place as one of the most exciting voices in modern R&B.

Platinum-selling, GRAMMY®-NOMINATED rapper J.I.D returns with his highly anticipated fourth studio album, God Does Like Ugly, out now via Dreamville Records/Interscope Records.

With Soul Morning, Estonian soul-jazz vocalist Sofia Rubina delivers a track that feels like velvet from the very first note.

Opening weekend at the brand-new Blue Note Jazz Club Los Angeles felt like a landmark moment, the kind of night you know you’ll be telling people about years down the road.