In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

The most memorable moment in rap of 2024 isn’t an album, it’s the multi-song rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that culminated in the release of the year’s most world-conquering rap song, ...

When the calendar finally flipped from the ‘90s to the ‘00s, hip-hop was nearing its commercial peak. The decade began with some of the biggest budgets for a few of the genre’s most successful stars ...

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In the fall of 1991, jazz legend Miles Davis died of pneumonia, respiratory failure, and a stroke. At the time of his death, he was deep into a new project with Brooklyn-based producer Easy Mo Bee, ...

Of her "Cowboy Carter" project, Beyoncé once put in writing: "This ain't a country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé‘ album." But ...

Beyoncé may have declared Cowboy Carter not a country album, but the Recording Academy disagreed. Following a snub from this year’s CMA Awards, Queen Bey’s pivot from a more pop and R&B-oriented sound ...

The Grammy noms had plenty of surprises, with Justin Bieber's 'Swag' picking up multiple nods and Alex Warren shut out of almost all categories.

Beyoncé was up for four country Grammys this year, out of her 11 overall nominations. Three of those country categories were named in the pre-telecast, with Beyoncé missing out on the other two, to ...