The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its ...

"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column published Thursday, Oct. 30. This article originally published at Rap music ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener preferences or recent rule changes?

"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," Billboard noted. "Hip-hop’s overall market share reached a peak in 2020, when it ...

In a year in which there were few ways to hear music beyond the comforts of your own home, music videos served as a welcome — if not essential — way to experience our favorite songs. From big-budget ...

Music has been a consistent comfort and creative outlet through the tumultuous year that has been 2020. Although sold-out concerts, packed nightclubs, and cozy indie venues have largely been closed ...

The Alchemist has weighed in on rap's historic absence from the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40.

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” breaks a two-week dry spell for rap on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 8.