Hit Songs Deconstructed's 2024 No. 1 Hit Focus report reveals the Hot 100 trends of last year. Get the details.

Check out the hip-hop and R&B highlights from the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Nick Cannon’s new show "Bad vs. Wild" copies his long-running MTV series Wild ’N Out, a new lawsuit filed by Viacom says.

Former Def Jam president Lyor Cohen worked extensively with Irv Gotti, who co-founded Murder Inc. Recordings as an imprint under Def Jam with his brother Chris in 1998. Cohen released a statement ...

Doechii wins her first career Grammy for best rap album for her breakthrough mixtape 'Alligator Bites Never Heal.

The rapper also reminded young artists watching to "respect the art form." ...

This episode of Billboard Explains looks at how Kendrick Lamar conquered the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. Watch.

Grammy nominees for best new artist -- including Benson Boone, Doechii and others -- sang a medley of hits at the ceremony.

From Section.80 to No. 1, Kendrick Lamar has stormed to levels of commercial success and critical admiration in the last two ...

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records founder and music producer who worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died.

Killer Mike has hit a security firm with a lawsuit his 2024 Grammys arrest, claiming it tried to "degrade" him. Get the details.

"Definitely caught me off-guard for sure, it's crazy," GELO tells Billboard of his meteoric rise to rap stardom. "I'm here ...