Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse ...

Formed in Bergen County in 1990, Dog Eat Dog were one of many positive hardcore bands from the fertile New Jersey scene of the time. They managed to secure a deal with Roadrunner Records after an ...

South Korean boy band Stray Kids just released DO IT, their second mixtape through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records.

International music’s biggest night out is set to break some records in 2026. After a stellar year filled with album announcements and controversial moments, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards 2026 ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” Kendrick Lamar’s duet with SZA, was removed from the chart following the ...

Fresh off his nomination at the Unkut Hip Hop Awards as Best East African act, Rwandan rap maven Ish Kevin has announced a new single , “Chat Chat” set to ...

Salt-N-Pepa hit the 'Jennifer Hudson Show's spirit tunnel a few days after their historic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are in and the Best Rap Album category is stacked this year. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy unveiled all the nominees for the next year’s annual awards ...

Following Tame Impala's third Billboard 200 top five album Deadbeat, Billboard is rounding up 13 rap songs that sample Kevin Parker's psychedelic outfit. By Heran Mamo Travis Scott‘s recent co-sign of ...

Originally released on CD in 1991, The Very Best of Deee-Lite arrives on vinyl for the first time, giving a focused recap of ...

For the first time this decade, three rap albums are nominated for Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys. Here’s why hip-hop ...

Here they are, the 10 best songs from the FIFA soundtrack: ...