The ‘Superman’ writer-director took time out from head-honchoing the DC Universe to make us a killer year-end playlist.

A look at 2025’s most standout albums, spanning pop, hip-hop, and beyond, highlighting the year’s boldest sounds and most memorable releases.

It’s the English side of me that never dies,” said the pioneering wordsmith who is celebrating 40 years of hip-hop classics ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

In the midst of all the political turmoil of 2025, there came a song that gave us hope. “Golden,” released in early July off ...

The Jackson 5's “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” debuts on Billboard's Radio Songs chart, while also bolting into the top 10 ...

Kendrick Lamar is Billboard’s 2025 R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Year. See how ‘GNX,’ “Not Like Us,” and a record-breaking year earned him the crown.

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

The Kalamazoo rapper and sound engineer worked with two third-grade classes this week, recording dozens of students and ...

The complete 2026 Phoenix Open Coors Light Birds Nest concert lineup has landed. Here's what concerts you can see, including ...

The Associated Press has selected the 10 best songs of the year, presented in no particular order. Read on and then listen to ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 — after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski — check out three R&B/hip-hop top 10s. By Keith Caulfield The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end ...