Rap Is Back in Hot 100 Top 40 After Two-Week Absence, Thanks to Megan Thee Stallion

For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, no rap songs appeared in the top 40 — marking the first times since the Feb. 3, 1990 chart that the genre was totally ...

Shaggy Details Post-Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts in Jamaica: ‘You're Never Really Prepared for Something Like This'

"I'm on an adrenaline run at this point," Grammy-winning reggae icon Shaggy tells Billboard less than a week after Hurricane ...
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The Number Ones: Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, & BTS – “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)”

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative ...

Recording Academy Welcomes Over 3,800 New Members, Highlighting Latin Music’s Growing Influence

The Recording Academy announced that more than 3,800 music creators and professionals have joined the academy as part of its 2025 New Member Class.

Reggae legends UB40 announce Liverpool gig

UK reggae favourites UB40 are to play Liverpool as part of their next UK tour featuring 12 dates in June. The band will perform at the M&S Bank Arena, which is one of the larger capacity venues in the ...

UB40 returning to Birmingham on 'UK's biggest reggae tour' with two legends

UB40 has announced a major UK tour for 2026 which culiminates in a show at Birmingham's BP Pulse Live Arena. The reggae band ...