{"id":2356988,"date":"2026-04-03T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2356988"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:00:17","slug":"new-music-this-week-mary-j-blige-thundercat-yg-and-more-essence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-this-week-mary-j-blige-thundercat-yg-and-more-essence\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music This Week: Mary J. Blige, Thundercat, YG, And More – Essence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Friday, folks. The month of April is here, and so are some new tunes from artists spanning across genres like Hip-Hop, R&B, Alternative Soul, and more.<\/p>\n

Today, the iconic Mary J. Blige releases her second single of 2026 with \u201cReal Love,\u201d Swae Lee\u2019s string of drops in recent months culminates with his new album SAME DIFFERENCE<\/em>, and YG and Ty Dolla $ign connect on \u201cTEACH YOU HOW TO LUH ME.\u201d Our roundup includes music from Thundercat, Ravyn Lenae, and the Grammy Award-winning PJ Morton, among others.<\/p>\n

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