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As the first fall breezes start to drift across New York City, Billboard helped usher out the summer season with its annual R ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” leads Billboard’s 100-position Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century retrospective.
Doja Cat, Tyla, Ice Spice, and more stars turned the 2025 VMAs red carpet into a fashion stage. Check out the hottest Hip Hop and R&B looks of the night.
The Memphis maven joins Cardi B and Nicki Minaj as the only female rappers with a half-dozen No. 1s on the radio ranking with ...
Billboard has released their ‘Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century’ list. The list features Drake at the top spot, ...
For its coronation week on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Mutt" registered 8.9 million official streams, 1,000 sales downloads and 49.3 million audience impressions in the United ...
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Jeezy, Rapsody, and more. This week sees the return of two of hip-hop’s finest female rappers after some time away.
While R&B is clearly alive, no one can deny that the genre has changed drastically. Hip-hop’s influence may be the major difference.
Country, hip-hop and R&B all share a common ancestor in gospel music, and many stars who've dabbled in multiple genres — Jelly Roll and T-Pain, for two — cite gospel as a big influence.