A Florida principal who was suspended by her school district over the publication of a Fetty Wap lyric in her school’s ...

Bad Bunny delights 64,000 spectators with an intense reggaeton party. We review song by song the first concert of his ...

Olivia Rodrigo leads Billboard's new music guide this week, along with Charli xcx, Lola Young and more artists across all ...

Amanda Bynes has flipped the script on her career, trading in potential movie roles for melodies. The former actress, 40, dropped a new single called “Girlfriend” on Friday, April 10, a track that ...

When Lucas Vilk strides to the plate at Solanco, the sultry, saxophone-fueled tones of “Careless Whisper” by George Michael emanate from the speakers. Not exactly the get-the-juices flowing kind of ...

Spring has arrived and area entertainment options are bursting with music, comedy, and old-fashioned fun this week. Families can check out a quilt show in Amboy, Wash., or take in the NWCT’s “Alice in ...

After weeks of a gray winter in Modesto, an early heat wave had skies clear even before the first official day of spring. As we officially shift into the new season, here are the songs that The ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Timothée Chalamet shouted out his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his new rap song with his rumored alter-ego EsDeeKid. “It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’, tryin’ to stack $100 million. Girl got $1 billion,” ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...