| STALLION | Megan Thee, U.S. rapper whose first studio album Good News was released in 2020 (8) |
| CHROMATICA | Lady Gaga's most recent solo studio album, which was released in 2020 |
| NICKIMINAJ | Female rapper whose first studio album Pink Friday was certified triple Platinum: 2 wds. |
| COOL | LL ___ J (rapper whose first studio album in 10 years drops tomorrow) |
| GHENT | Belgian city (from which the "good news" was brought to Aix) (5) |
| MARYJBLIGE | R&B star whose album "Good Morning Gorgeous" drops today |
| DEBBYFRIDAY | 2023 winner of Canadian albums honour the Polaris Music Prize for her album 'Good Luck': 2 wds. |
| LEONA | Singer/songwriter whose first studio album was Spirit, _ Lewis (5) |
| PARADISE | Gangsta's ____ , song by U.S. rapper Coolio featuring R&B singer L.V. released in 1995 (8) |
| STRONGER | Song by U.S. rapper Kanye West that was his first UK No. 1 hit in 2007 (8) |
| FOLKLORE | First of two albums by U.S. singer/songwriter Taylor Swift to be released in 2020 (8) |
| EVERMORE | Ninth studio album by Taylor Swift, released in 2020 (8) |
| MYFUTURE | Song by U.S. singersongwriter Billie Eilish released in 2020 (2,6) |
| MARSHALL | ____ Mathers, real name of U.S. rapper and record producer Eminem (8) |
| CATBURNS | Singer/songwriter noted for her single Go released in 2020 (3,5) |
| WELLREAD | As the news was, by the erudite newscaster? (4-4) |
| APUBLICAFFAIR | Jessica Simpson's first studio album following her divorce from Nick Lachey, released in 2006 |
| WAP | Fetty ___, rapper whose first three singles all reached Billboard's U.S. Top 10 |
| CRAIG | ____ David, British singer and rapper whose first UK No. 1 hit was Fill Me In in 2000 (5) |
| STAN | Song by U.S. rapper Eminem with vocals sampled from Dido that was released in 2000 (4) |
