Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

Over the years, Minaj has watched new artists in hip-hop—some of whom she influenced—receive Grammy wins early in their careers. For instance, Cardi B’s win for Invasion of Privacy and Megan Thee ...

We’ve been in the 2000s for a quarter century now. That’s a long time, and over these past 25 years, the world has changed a lot. So, too, has the music that helps give it color. With the speed of the ...

By knocking his own record from the perch, Tyler, The Creator is the 16th artist in the chart’s 66-year history to achieve a ...

Friday evening’s Jelly Roll concert at Rupp Arena ended essentially the same way it began. The country star, reborn from ...

Between the Election Day (Nov. 5) and the 2025 Grammy nominations reveal (Nov. 8), the week ahead promises to be one of the ...

That album, Beyoncé’s seventh solo studio effort, debut atop the Billboard 200, spawned a pair of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits ... s new Act II teaser and songs below: A post shared ...

NEW YORK - Hip-hop producer DJ Clark Kent has died after a battle with colon cancer, according to a post on his official social media account. He was 58. "It is with deep sadness we share the ...

Jesse Grant/Getty DJ Clark Kent, the hip-hop producer known ... which hit No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. From there, Kent left his mark by producing three songs off JAY-Z's milestone debut ...