The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just ...

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

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.

For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, no rap songs appeared in the top 40 — marking the first times since the Feb. 3, 1990 chart that the genre was totally ...

The FADER's Vivian Medithi lays out all of the best rap songs from October 2025, including songs from Lil Baby, Monaleo, and ...

This marks the first rap song to reach the top 40 since Kendrick Lamar and SZA ’s “Luther” on the October 18 listing, a significant return for the genre after no rap songs appeared in the top 40 for ...

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 ...

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was once a rapper named Mr. Cardamom — and his rap career is still past tense. On Oct. 4, attorney Jim Walden, who recently backed out of his own independent ...

After previously teasing something from the music studio during the summer, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young dropped a new song ...

Vince Gill is gearing up to do something unprecedented in the music industry, as he will be releasing new songs once a month for the next year. Why Is Vince Gill Releasing So Much New Music? The ...

"Wicked: For Good" arrives in theaters Nov. 21, 2025. "Wicked" fans are getting two new original songs for the final film out next month. On Wednesday, a new "Wicked: For Good" clip was released, ...