No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...

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

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.

Remembering AM radio’s 3-minute rule and the songs that broke it

There are various reasons for this difference. In the early days of recorded music, songs tended to be about three minutes ...

Mac Miller’s Estate Celebrates 10 Years Of ‘GO:OD AM’ With 3 New Songs

OD AM album is 10 years old. To commemorate the occasion, his estate dropped a special edition of the project, including a 3LP vinyl set featuring three new songs: “Royal Flush” with Vinny Radio, ...
Stereogum

The Cars Ready Final Songs With Ric Ocasek, Get New Biography And Tribute Concert

It’s hard to imagine a Cars revival because the Cars never really go away. The great new wave band released their final album ...

‘Regretting You’ Soundtrack: All The Songs You’ll Hear In The Colleen Hoover Adaptation

The Colleen Hoover adaptation 'Regretting You' contains needledrops from The Killers, ROLE MODEL, Stereophonics, Noah Kahan and many more.
MPR News

MN Shortlist: Songs, stories and spells — six picks for Oct. 25–29

A weekly lineup of standout arts and culture happenings, handpicked by the MPR News team for those who like their weekends ...