He’s not the only shocking first-time nominee: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Dalai Lama are up for audio book, narration and storytelling recording. Steven Spielberg is also ...

The Grammy noms had plenty of surprises, with Justin Bieber's 'Swag' picking up multiple nods and Alex Warren shut out of ...

The 2026 Grammy nominees were announced live Friday. Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny were among the most nominated artists. Read the full list.

This year, for the first time, there are three releases nominated in both the rap album and album of the year categories. In ...

However, as Kendrick Lamar and SZA 's “Luther” drops from the charts, history is rewritten: for the first time in over three ...

"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 ...

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, ...

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 ...

Lazarus and Rakim’s “Not to Be Defined” bridges generations of hip-hop with sharp lyricism and timeless energy. October 2025, Hip-hop history is being written as “Not to Be Defined” by Detroit-based ...

Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar make history together, “big stepping” over a familiar face. Drake fans, close your eyes for this one. Travis Scott’s 2016 turn-up anthem, “Goosebumps” has now become ...

Eight years removed from Prodigy’s untimely death, Mobb Deep is heavily in the air right now. The NYC hip hop duo’s classic 1995 album The Infamous just topped Pitchfork’s The 100 Best Rap Albums of ...

Two men accused of killing a Jacksonville rapper in 2020 during a feud over lyrics will spend the rest of their lives in prison. Charles McCormick Jr., 23, known as Lil Buck, was shot and killed ...