Grammy Nominations Snubs And Surprises: The Weeknd Shut Out Despite Ending Feud; Alex Warren's "Ordinary" Largely Ignored

Surprises include five nods for breakout hardcore group Turnstile and "Golden" from 'KPop Demon Hunters' landing a song of ...
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Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, GloRilla and More Nominated for Best Rap Song at 2026 Grammy Awards

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, the trophy for Best Rap Song was taken home by Killer Mike for "Scientists & Engineers" featuring ...

Despite Slipping on the Charts, Hip-Hop Dominated This Year’s Grammy Nominations

Though some feared for the genre’s relevance in 2025, rap is well represented in the noms — especially Album of the Year ...

This Year’s Biggest Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Lorde, the Weeknd, Benson Boone

Some big stars were shut out of the nominations for the 2026 awards show, but there were also reasons to celebrate ...

Megan Thee Stallion Brings Rap Back to Top 40 With ‘Lover Girl’

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Lover Girl' debuts at Number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, bringing rap back to the Top 40 after its 35 ...

Daniel Caesar Clinches His First No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

Daniel Caesar attains his first No. 1 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Son of Spergy begins atop the list ...

Megan Thee Stallion Has Saved Rap On The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 With Her Latest Raunchy Single

The last rap song in the top 40 was Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “ Luther ,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, and became both artists’ highest-charting, longest-running hit at 46 total weeks. But Billboard ...

Chart Metrics vs. Cultural Mettle: Deconstructing the Narrative of Hip-Hop's "Fall"

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...