In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

True longevity in hip-hop is rare, and in recent years, Nas has been showing the culture how it’s done. When the world shut down at the start of this decade, he opened up. COVID and pandemic be damned ...

Telisha “Nikki” Jones grew up steeped in gospel, blues and R&B. She sang in a choir and wrote poetry. But becoming a full-time artist was “never a dream of mine,” she said. That all changed in ...

Hits Now, a channel showing US reality, drama and entertainment content, will debut in Indonesia on MyRepublic Indonesia on Novemner 27th. Hits Now will be available on Channel 200 on all packs, from ...

Last week, hip-hop made headlines for a dubious reason. For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar’s ...

Rapper Skrilla says his viral hit Doot Doot (6 7) is in Grand Theft Auto 6. The soundtrack and radio listings in GTA games have long been something of a cultural phenomenon, boosting plenty of musical ...

REOPEN THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALSO, AUTHORITIES SAY A BRIDGE WAS HIT AND COLLAPSED AFTER A TRACTOR TRAILER HIT IT ON I-20 IN AIKEN COUNTY. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED AROUND FOUR YESTERDAY MORNING.

Mr. Garg sang in dozens of languages and his music blended folk, pop and rock. His hit song “Ya Ali” was featured in the 2006 film “Gangster.” By Mark Walker and Suhasini Raj Zubeen Garg, the singer ...

Drake, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, the Creator, are usually reliable hitmakers. But the songs they’ve put out this summer haven’t stuck around. Instead, listeners keep returning to a power ballad from 1998: ...

In their place are four of the latest debuts, most of which look primed to be short-timers in their own right. At No. 3, Gunna's The Last Wun would seem to be in the best position to stick around for ...

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...