The annual ritual of picking the best is never easy. But after careful consideration and some (pleasurable) relistening, ...

The White Stripes frontman tops my list for the second year in a row with his no-nonsense, no-set list, full-tilt underplay ...

Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut stars the 96-year-old June Squibb, while Netflix’s lovable tweefest sees its heroine move to Rome ...

Cannes Critics' Week is highlighting 10 filmmakers – and their 10 projects – during the 12th edition of the Next Step workshop, which comes to a climax with an Industry Day in Paris where cineastes ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

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Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, ...

DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 – after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski – check out the Hot Rap Songs top 10. By Keith Caulfield We’re counting down the days to the unveiling ...

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...