Hybe America has named former Motown/ Universal Publishing top exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective ...

Variety looks toward 2026's most anticipated albums, from early releases by Zach Bryan and A$AP Rocky to BTS, Bruno Mars, ...

“‘Help Me, Rhonda’ is my 16-month-old’s favorite song. A passing memory from our childhoods but it came to mind when my ...

Cent's "In Da Club" hit 2 billion Spotify streams in January 2026, capping his record year as New York's top streaming rapper.

Part 2 of our annual countdown of the top 50 local songs of 2025, featuring a range of artists from music legends to high ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Pooh Shiesty's post-prison release, "FDO," storms to a No. 1 debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the rapper's first champ and the Hot 100's top 25.

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

From Puerto Rico's global music takeover to the high-profile criminal trial of a hip-hop mogul, 2025 had no shortage of music news. Artists protested across stages and streaming platforms; they ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

Another classic by the Steve Miller Band is receiving new life in a hip-hop song. The “Take the Money and Run” singer’s 1977 No. 2 hit “Fly Like an Eagle” has turned up in “It’s Time,” a new track by ...