Quang Hung MasterD, Quang Anh Rhyder, and CONGB have emerged as three of Vietnam’s most adored young male singers in 2025, ...

The nominees for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards have been revealed, including Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and Taylor ...

Students from a High School art class and a music class filed into the AP environmental science classroom and found spaces to ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

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Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign Monday where a live rap performance trashed conservatives, President Donald Trump and departing Republican Georgia Rep.

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is Apple Music's most streamed rap song worldwide in 2025, repeating its 2024 crown and extending his winning streak. Senators introduce War Powers Resolution over Trump ...

On this day in 1986, the founder and guiding force of the Almighty Zulu Nation, Afrika Bambaataa, along with the Soulsonic Force, released Planet Rock: The Album on the influential imprint Tommy Boy ...

Billboard‘s recent rule changes sparked a concerned discussion after they resulted in a two-week absence of rap music in the Hot 100 chart’s top 40 for the first time in almost three decades. “Is ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs. “No rap songs appear in the top 40 on the Hot 100 for the first time since ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.