Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Bushy B and Moonchild.
Billboard recently hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City, bringing together some of the genre’s most impactful artists, executives, and rising stars. The exclusive ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a late start — he didn’t reach Billboard’s charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of ...
“Billboard has always been at the forefront of recognizing and promoting emerging talent,” said Mike Van, CEO of Billboard. “This concert is a testament to the vibrant future of hip-hop and R&B and ...
The Billboard Hot 100 chart has long been seen as a measure of success for musicians across all genres, with placement on the list solidifying years of hard work. For the first time in 35 years, ...
*The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. Billboard links some of this change to new ...
“As I was preparing for tonight, I kept reflecting on how transformative this past year has been for me. So many of my wildest dreams have become reality, and I’m still pinching myself to be living in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect ...
“Blinding Lights” claims the shiny prize largely for its unprecedented longevity in the top 10: 59 weeks, the most of any song not only in the quarter century but in the entire history of the Hot ...
As LiAngelo Ball’s brothers, top NBA draft picks Lonzo and LaMelo, were inking NBA contracts worth upwards of eight figures, LiAngelo went undrafted and couldn’t make an NBA roster. His own hoop ...
The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That’s 35 years ago, when George Bush the first was in the White House, when ...
Prince earns his first hit on four Billboard charts nearly a decade after his death after "Purple Rain" was featured in the ...