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Updated · Billboard · Jul 17
Gracie Abrams Drops 3rd Album as Steve Lacy, Rick Ross and Buju Banton Return
Updated
Updated · Billboard · Jul 17

Gracie Abrams Drops 3rd Album as Steve Lacy, Rick Ross and Buju Banton Return

2 articles · Updated · Billboard · Jul 17

Summary

  • Gracie Abrams led Friday’s release slate with Daughter From Hell, her third album and first since 2024’s The Secret of Us reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
  • Steve Lacy also returned with Oh Yeah?, his self-produced third album and first full-length in nearly 4 years, featuring SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe.
  • Rick Ross released 19-track set Set in Stone, his first solo studio album in 5 years, while Buju Banton issued 13-track Too Too Bad after rejoining VP Records.
  • Carly Rae Jepsen added single “After All” to the rollout for September’s 24-track double album Day and Night, as Billboard framed the releases as this week’s key New Music Friday picks.

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