TheGrio

• NEW Jhené Aiko earns her first Billboard 200 No. 1 with ‘Westside Whimsy’ | TheGrio | Sept. 21, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
Jhene Aiko’s sixth top 10 project becomes the first R&B album by a woman to top the Billboard 200 in 2026.

• Erykah Badu calls herself an ‘ever-changing vessel’ as first full-length project in 11 years arrives | TheGrio | Aug. 29, 2026, 8:03 p.m.
Erykah Badu new album arrives as the singer reflects on reinvention, doula work, motherhood and technology in a revealing new interview.