The 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held on August 28th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, celebrated the year’s most impactful music creators, with legendary artist T-Pain receiving the prestigious BMI President’s Award and rising star GloRilla accepting the BMI Impact Award. This annual event, hosted by BMI’s E...
The final Friday of August 2025, the 29th, proved to be a monumental day for new music releases, with major players across hip-hop and pop delivering highly anticipated projects. Headlining the diverse slate were Joey Bada$$, Sabrina Carpenter, and Ella Mai, each marking significant milestones in their careers. Joey Bada$$ Navigates Solitude w...
Chicago’s vibrant hip hop scene has a new academic voice: Femi Adigun, widely known as the rapper Femdot. This fall, Adigun, an alumnus of DePaul University, will step into the role of “Professor Fem,” leading “Chicago Culture Through Hip Hop,” a new course at his alma mater designed to explore the genre’s r...
This New Music Friday, August 29, 2025, delivers a veritable smorgasbord of highly anticipated releases from some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, solidifying the end of summer with a powerful collection of new music. Spearheading the wave are Joey Bada$$’s fourth studio album, ‘Lonely At The Top,’ Sabrina Carpen...
The 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards descended upon Los Angeles on August 28th, transforming the Fairmont Century Plaza into a vibrant hub celebrating the immense talent and groundbreaking achievements within the R&B and hip-hop music landscapes. The evening, hosted by BMI’s leadership including President & CEO Mike O’Nei...
The hip-hop landscape in 2025 is experiencing a seismic shift, marked by an unprecedented surge of teenage talent reshaping the genre’s sound and trajectory. For years, established artists have held sway, but a new generation, many still in their formative years, is now claiming the spotlight with raw energy, innovative flows, and a fear...
Billboard has unveiled its comprehensive ranking of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of the 21st Century, and the undisputed champion is Lil Baby’s critically acclaimed 2020 project, ‘My Turn.’ This monumental achievement solidifies the Atlanta rapper’s standing as a dominant force in contemporary music, placing his soph...
Billboard has officially declared Aubrey Drake Graham, globally recognized as Drake, as the No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century. This landmark recognition is the result of a comprehensive analysis of artist performance on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, spanning from January 20...
Drake’s Unprecedented Dominance: Billboard Names Him No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century Billboard, the authoritative voice in the music industry, has officially declared Aubrey Graham, widely known as Drake, as the No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century. This prestigious accolade recognizes his unparalleled impa...
In a bizarre turn of events that captivated the entertainment world, rapper Cardi B has emerged victorious in a peculiar lawsuit filed by a Michigan inmate. The prisoner, claiming affiliation with the Almighty Vice Lord Nation, accused the Grammy-winning artist of violating alleged gang codes through her highly publicized collaboration with fe...
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