Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rapper Juvenile scored a surprise smash earlier this year with his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s going to take some time to rebuild the 35-year streak that was broken when updates to the Billboard Hot 100 rules led to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 6. Megan Thee Stallion (Dec. 2024 Rank: No. 2) For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, ...

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...

Everybody say, "Thank you, Meg!" After weeks of teasing her fans with a snippet of her newest song, Megan Thee Stallion finally released "Lover Girl" on streaming platforms on Friday, Oct. 23 to very ...

Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “Lover Girl,” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 This marks the first rap song in two weeks to enter the chart’s Top 40 The achievement ends the first drought ...

No Rap Songs in Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990 Kendrick Lamar’s "Luther" exit leaves the Hot 100 top 40 with no rap songs for the first time in decades.

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990. Megan Thee Stallion ended a historic dry spell for Hip-Hop on the ...