Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. But Is It a Real Hit?

When she announced the LP—co-produced by Swift with Swedish pop craftsmen Max Martin and Shellback, her collaborators from ...

Listen up! Spotify releases 100 Greatest Pop Songs of Streaming Era list

Spotify is stacking the most-beloved pop songs against one another in a new playlist.

Taylor Swift is back on top of the charts with 'Opalite'

NPR Music's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports on the artists making waves on the pop charts. Taylor Swift is now back at number one on the Hot 100. But Bad Bunny hasn't gone anywhere.

Don Toliver Scores His Second Rap No. 1 in 3 Weeks As ‘E85’ Tops Chart

Two weeks after Don Toliver's first Hot Rap Songs chart No. 1 with "Body," "E85" is on top. Travis Scott co-produced both, from the album OCTANE.

Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, and it mixes pop, rap, metal, R&B and more ...

Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Shakira among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, and Shakira are some of the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations announced

Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, ...

Offset Makes WWE Debut As His Hit Single ‘Bodies’ Becomes New Elimination Chamber Theme Song

Offset has made his WWE Raw debut, with his hit single "Bodies" serving as the new Elimination Chamber theme song.

Ranking the top 24 hip-hop NBA songs: Drops from ball references to cultural lore

A panel of The Athletic writers ranked 24 of the greatest NBA drops in lyrics that spanned almost five decades worth of hip-hop music.