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

The biggest snubs in the 2026 Grammy nominations include big stars like Lorde, the Weeknd, and Benson Boone; there were also some pleasant surprises ...
Opinion

Music's biggest night is finally changing its tune on rap

Kendrick Lamar leads the list of new Grammy Award nominees. Will rap music finally rule on music's biggest night?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...