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Comparing the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (the chart ranks the 50 most popular songs on R&B/hip-hop radio stations each week) and the Pop Songs chart (the chart reflecting the 40 most-played tracks ...
Always prevalent, yet often forgotten despite the continued rise of melodic, R&B-infused hip-hop and pop on the charts, on radio and on streaming services. Yet between Mars’ sweep at the Grammys ...
The Weeknd is very interesting because he ticks all the boxes: pop, R&B, hip-hop, even dance, but pop is the right avenue: I as a record company head would be pushing for the most mass-appeal ...
If their pop station had a high percentage of black artists, they risked diluting both revenue streams: drawing listeners away from their R&B/hip-hop station, and making it harder to micro-target ...
If so many of these deserving MCs continue to be left out, I think it’s time another category is made for rap. Pop has multiple album categories, so does R&B, and so does rock, so can’t rap ...
As Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon leads Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for an 11th week, the late Pop Smoke's debut becomes the longest-running champ in nearly a decade and the third-longest No. 1 ...
Not sure how many musicians are fans of pop-country superstar Morgan Wallen and rap legend Kendrick Lamar. But Pynk Beard — ...
The producer with the most hits on the Top 40 of the Hot 100 last year was the 24-year-old Metro Boomin. He had 11 smash singles, including Future’s “Mask Off,” Kodak Black’s “Tunnel ...
Taylor Swift recently recruited rapper Ice Spice for a remix of her song "Karma." In honor of the duet, Insider took a look back at some of the best and worst pop-rap collabs ever. Bone Thugs N ...
Here’s a list of some of the best rap verses on pop songs. Justin Timberlake’s "My Love," featuring T.I., is from his ...
rap, pop, country, rock and R&B. In all, the team found that lyrics over the past 50 years have generally become more personal, straightforward and charged with negative emotions—a trend ...