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Gracie Abrams Hits No. 2; Jepsen, Lacy, Banton Release Albums

7/18/2026

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Gracie Abrams released her third album Daughter From Hell, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Carly Rae Jepsen released the single “After All” from her forthcoming 24-track double album Day and Night, slated for September.
Steve Lacy and Buju Banton each issued new albums—Lacy's Oh Yeah? includes SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe, while Banton's Too Too Bad offers 13 tracks with Gramps Morgan, Ari Lennox and DJ Khaled.

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Gracie Abrams released her third album Daughter From Hell, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Carly Rae Jepsen released the single “After All” from her forthcoming 24-track double album Day and Night, slated for September.
Steve Lacy and Buju Banton each issued new albums—Lacy's Oh Yeah? includes SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe, while Banton's Too Too Bad offers 13 tracks with Gramps Morgan, Ari Lennox and DJ Khaled.