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Megan Thee Stallion Ends Hip-Hop’s Absence On The Hot 100 With New Single “Lover Girl”
Megan Thee Stallion's ode to her man, her man, her man, her baby, "Lover Girl," has brought Hip-Hop back on the Hot 100 chart.
Hip-Hop Drops Out Of Top 40 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart
The last time Hip-Hop wasn't in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was 1990, marking a significant change
Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don’t: According To Billboard, Drake Is The No.1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century
Drake has been taking some serious Ls following his disastrous battle with Kendrick Lamar, but thanks to Billboard, he's got something he can boast about in his next hit record.
BigXthaPlug Graces Cover Of ‘Billboard’ “Future Of Hip-Hop” Issue
Billboard Magazine is looking at BigXthaPlug as Rap’s newest star. He has been chosen to grace the cover of their “Future Of Hip-Hop” issue. This week the music industry trade publication released their first cover series of 2025. On the cover BigXthaPlug is featured and with a headline that reads “BREAKS THROUGH GENRE NOW”. In […]
Sexyy Red Tops New TikTok Billboard Chart With “SkeeYee”
It's only a matter of time before 'Billboard' somehow starts charting whatever songs we can't get out of our heads on a daily basis.
Lefty SM, Mexican Rapper, Killed in Guadalajara
Lefty SM, a rapper who was well known in his native country of Mexico, was shot and killed over the weekend. His label confirmed that the 31-year-old was shot near his home in Guadalajara.
Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” hits No. 1 on Billboard
Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs follow at No. 2 and No. 3, marking the first time in history three country songs have topped the charts. Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Carys Anderson
Ja Rule Drags Billboard’s ’50 Greatest Rappers of All Time’ List After Exclusion, Twitter Debates
It’s not really a list if it doesn’t get people in their feelings. Case in point, Ja Rule took to Twitter to drag Billboard after noting he didn’t make the cut in its 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list. Regardless of Ja’s beef, the list was already causing a stir due to some suspect […] The post Ja Rule Drags Billboard’s ’50 Greatest Rappers of All Time’ List After Exclusion, Twitter Debates appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Spends Fifth Straight Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
SZA’s SOS spends a fifth consecutive, and total, week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 21). It earned 125,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 12 (down less than 1%), according to Luminate. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Only four albums have spent at least five weeks at No. 1 since the start of 2022: in order from most recent, SOS, Taylor Swift’s Midnights (five), Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti (13) and the Encanto soundtrack (nine). SOS is the first album to spend its first five weeks at No. 1 since Adele’s 30 ruled the list for its first six weeks (its total run at No. 1) from Dec. 4, 2021-Jan. 8, 2022. The last R&B album by a solo woman with five weeks at No. 1 was Mariah Carey’s Da...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
SZA’s SOS makes it a month at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the album spends a fourth straight and total week atop the list (dated Jan. 14). It earned 125,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 5 (down 2%), according to Luminate. SOS is the first album by a woman to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 in a year, since Adele’s 30 ruled for its first six weeks (Dec. 4, 2021 through Jan. 8, 2022-dated charts) and is the first album by a woman to have four consecutive weeks at No. 1 since 30’s six week-run at No. 1. SOS is also the first R&B album by a woman to have four weeks at No. 1 since February of 2008, when Alicia Keys’ As I Am notched a fourth and final nonconsecutive week atop the list (Feb. 16, 2008). More strikingly, SOS is the first R&B album ...
Lady A’s Charles Kelley Opens Up About Sobriety Journey: ‘It’s Amazing What Not Drinking Will Do’
As 2023 gets underway, Lady A member Charles Kelley has been looking back on 2022, which he called “a big year of change” in a recent Instagram post. In August 2022, Lady A announced they were putting their Request Line Tour on hold in order to support Kelley on his sobriety journey. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We are a band, but more importantly … we’re family,” the trio wrote via a statement at the time. “We’re proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It’s early on this road, but we are determined to do what will...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Tops Billboard 200 for Third Week in a Row
SZA’s SOS rules the Billboard 200 chart (dated Jan. 7) for a third straight and total week as the set earned 128,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 29 (down 29%), according to Luminate. Plus, five holiday albums populate the top 10 — the most in a year — led by Michael Bublé’s former No. 1 Christmas. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an...
