Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and ...

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's "Just a Friend " reached No. 41. That single would jump to No. 29 the following week, sparking a 35-year, ...

Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...

Lily Allen has said it took her life "falling apart" for her to find her "authentic voice" as a music artist as she released ...

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Former Smiths singer Morrissey's latest album remains without distribution after he penned a song about a Manchester bombing ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

Though many people tune in to TV to escape the burdens and dreariness of everyday life, there’s also something to be said for those shows that lean into the depressing nature of life. Indeed, the last ...

Hip-hop has been cranking out living-it-up bangers for decades, but the average historian is (or should be) aware that dark thoughts aren’t a foreign concept for the genre. After all, Grandmaster ...