Cardi B Matches One Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Stars With A New No. 1

Cardi B’s “Errtime” rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Airplay chart, immediately becoming the rapper's milestone tenth leader ...

Michael Jackson estate slams MAGA-convert rapper’s use of music

Rapper Sexyy Red, whose real name is Janae Nierah Wherry, has been called out by Michael Jackson’s estate for using his music ...

SoundCloud Data Finds Electronic Music ‘Surging’ and Hip-Hop ‘Rapidly Evolving’

SoundCloud’s latest Music Intelligence Report highlights electronic’s rapid growth, hip-hop’s evolution and the genre mashups shaping listening.
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New Christian artists push genre boundaries with rap, Afrobeats and R&B

Dallas-based Ghanaian Canadian artist Ryan Ofei, a former member of Christian act Maverick City Music, pivoted to Afrobeats-R&B fusion, releasing his first solo album in 2024. He said the growing vein ...
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There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes ...
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Albany music festival rescheduled, rapper DaBaby added to lineup

The Albany music festival, which will be headlined by Meek Mill, announced that rapper DaBaby will now join the concert's lineup.