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. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...
Luther” fell off the Billboard Hot 100 due to the chart’s new recurrent rule, ending Hip-Hop’s 35-year top 40 streak.
"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 ...
New rules mean no rap in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 chart for the first time in 35 years and a shakeup to Kendrick Lamar’s ...
Drake isn't backing down from his defamation claims against Universal Music Group, filing a notice of appeal this week.
Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: ...
The Top 40 of the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is without a rap song for the first time in 35 years, according to the outlet.
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and ...
ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire breaks down a federal judge’s ruling that’s part of Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group.
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and ...
For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” has dropped off the chart, ending an unbroken run that began in February 1990 ...
Yahoo Sports’ Andrew Siciliano, Charles Robinson, and Ben Fawkes break down the Week 9 slate of key NFL matchups. Murray has missed the past two games with a foot injury, and Arizona is looking to end ...