Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...

The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...

For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...

The baton that has passed from one hip-hop hit to another for more than three decades has been dropped. Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s hit single “Luther” departed the Billboard Hot 100 following rule ...

No other artist has ever had every song from an album appear in an unbroken streak at the top of the Hot 10 — no skips. Swift had previously become the first and only artist ever to command all 10 ...

Taylor Swift can’t stop making chart history with “The Life of a Showgirl.” Shortly after it was announced that her album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with record numbers, Billboard also ...

Police say a body was found in a secluded desert area east of the Mayo Clinic in north Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon. A West Valley father is raising awareness about organ donation after he got a ...

If you’ve lived on this planet for long enough, you’ve probably heard someone — your wistful parents, your pretentious jazz-obsessed roommate, or even your inner-contrarian — echo this ...