THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click ...

1984 was a banner year for music in the eighties, and 1985 somehow topped it. Of course, the midway point of the decade didn’t have a Like a Virgin or Purple Rain, but it didn’t need titles like those ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Mariah the Scientist & Ledisi also released strong projects in the category. By Gail Mitchell Last week, Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop team shared our nominee predictions in three of the five R&B categories ...

Rock opera is a very niche sub-genre that hasn’t necessarily graced the music industry in a successful manner regularly. However, when it has, it has made history. Two musicians who made a killing on ...

A mysterious new album attributed to country legend Don Williams has appeared on major streaming services eight years after his death, prompting backlash from fans who believe it’s an unauthorized AI ...

Once again, we pulled the time machine out of the closet, dusted it off, and flipped the switches to send us hurtling back to a specific era in music. In this case, we’re focusing on 55 years ago this ...

Country singer-songwriter Adam Doleac stopped by ahead of hitting the road for his Dream House Acoustic Tour and to perform live on our stage. He’s released his new album, talked with us about the ...

Immerse yourself in these eight films that evoke the charming intricacies and emotional depth of a Taylor Swift album. 7 lions to be euthanized at wildlife park: "No real options left" Scientists ...

It didn't take long for Lou Reed to outgrow the Beach Boys cash-ins he was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land. By 1965, he had met John Cale, and the pair ...