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No Rap Songs in Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's Just a Friend had just reached ...

Kendrick Lamar's ‘Luther' Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

The SZA-assisted hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 13 weeks, but its potential successors in the genre were ...

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...
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SZA’s “Snooze” Crowned As Spotify’s No. 1 R&B Song Of Streaming Era

SZA’s “Snooze” has been anointed R&B’s crowning achievement of the streaming era. Spotify has listed the record-breaking earworm as the No. 1 R&B song out of 100 tracks. For context, Spotify defined ...
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8 Tracks: Are you here to rekindle the flame of love?

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time. It's Pisces season, which means ...
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2023: No. 2 — SZA

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2023: Introduction & Honorable Mentions | Rookie of the Year: Peso Pluma | Comeback of the Year: Miley Cyrus | No. 10: Drake | No ...