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Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Presented by PowerPage Media The Pulse of Hip-Hop, R&B & Culture Newsroom close: 10:15 p.m. ET Tonight’s edition closes the day with a fresh music-business lead, a rising R&B voice, a streaming recommendation, Baltimore’s Thursday outlook and a late-night playlist. It avoids reusing the day’s Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg, J. Cole, Mary J. Blige, Jonas Brothers and entertainment-wire stories as primary leads. Sony Music’s New Udio Lawsuit Raises the Stakes

Baltimore’s local music scene does not need to wait for a national touring festival to recognize that it can support an event of its own. Woodshed Fest takes place Sunday, July 26, from noon until 9 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. The all-ages event features Pressing Strings, Super City, Sweet Leda, Enslow, Noah Pierre Band, Wicked Sycamore and a finale led by Ricky Wise. The lineup reflects the purpose of the festival. It is not importing a major celebrity and surr

J. Cole’s latest world tour reaches Baltimore tomorrow night. The official Fall-Off World Tour calendar lists a July 23 Baltimore stop, while Ticketmaster lists the performance for 8 p.m. The broader arena run is scheduled across more than 50 cities in over 15 countries. The tour is framed around The Fall-Off, an album long associated with the possibility that Cole may be approaching the final chapter of his conventional studio-album career. That context gives the concert mor

While national television focused on the All-Star Game, Baltimore’s own music story unfolded in a smaller room. Keystone Korner hosted its free Bright Moments Jam Session Tuesday evening, led by Obasi Akoto and members of the greater Baltimore and Washington jazz community. The venue promotes Bright Moments as a recurring Tuesday series where working musicians and developing players can share the stage. That recurring structure matters more than a single headline performance.

Baltimore’s art institutions are giving local creativity more than symbolic recognition this weekend. They are giving it space. The Walters Art Museum will hold its inaugural summer Block Party on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event will take place inside and outside the museum and include art-making, workshops, food vendors and a music showcase featuring CIELO of Creative Alliance, Grupo ETNIA, Drum Dr. Dot, Gyzelle Garcia and Daoure Diongue. One day ear

Baltimore is not waiting for the weekend to begin. The Baltimore/Washington One Carnival launches its three-day celebration Friday at Druid Hill Park, placing Caribbean music, movement, food and community at the center of the city’s cultural calendar. Friday’s Wee Culture Runaway J’ouvert is scheduled from 2 to 10 p.m. near Red Road and East Drive, with Pumpa promoted as the featured live performer. The Friday program is ticketed, while organizers say Saturday and Sunday will