Monday morning, and the culture is already moving. A stadium-level co-sign lands on the fall touring circuit, one of R&B's sharpest songwriters-turned-superstars lays out her next album move by move, and a living legend carries her Hall of Fame honor across the Atlantic. Here's The Wire.
Latto Joins Doja Cat's Tour Ma Vie North American Leg
Latto is the official special guest for the North American leg of Doja Cat's Tour Ma Vie World Tour, the Live Nation-promoted trek that will span 31 cities across the United States and Canada. The run opens October 1 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and wraps December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with stops in Chicago, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, and Toronto in between. The pairing lands on the heels of the music video for "Okayyy," the duo's collaboration off Latto's latest album Big Mama, with the two revealing the tour news in a joint promotional video. The North American run is the final leg of Doja's global tour behind her fifth studio album Vie.
Victoria Monét Reveals the 'Frequency of Love' Tracklist: SZA, Bruno Mars, Leon Thomas, and More
Four days out from release day, Victoria Monét has handed the people the full map. Her 22-track album Frequency of Love arrives October 2 via Lovett Music/RCA Records, and the tracklist reads like a summit: SZA on "See You In My Dreams," Bruno Mars on "That's Why I Love You," Bryson Tiller on "Single," Lucky Daye on "Maybe," Chlöe on "Lose Myself," and Leon Thomas alongside Monét's daughter Hazel on "You Mean The World To Me." The rollout has already produced three singles — "Let Me," which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart in June, plus "Reach Out" and "Juicy." Her Frequency of Love Tour kicks off October 27 in Raleigh and wraps December 17 in San Francisco.
Jill Scott Takes Her Billboard R&B Hall of Fame Induction to South Africa
Fresh off her induction into the Billboard R&B Hall of Fame, Jill Scott is closing out her To Whom This May Concern World 2026 Tour in South Africa. The three-time GRAMMY winner received the honor on September 9 at the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event in New York, with the award presented by Billboard senior charts and data analyst Trevor Anderson. The 36-date tour ends with two South African shows — November 7 at SunBet Arena in Pretoria and November 11 at Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town — promoted by Showtime Management and GRIZA Enterprises. It will be Scott's fourth visit to the country, following Johannesburg dates in 2013 and 2024 and a 2017 Durban show. Her February album To Whom This May Concern, her first studio album in over a decade, debuted in the top 10 of seven Billboard charts, and "Pressha" became her first Adult R&B Airplay chart-topper in nearly 13 years.
