Our 2005 Week starts here with a discussion of 50 Cent's game-running 2005 - possibly an even higher commercial and cultural ...

Media mogul 50 Cent is miffed that Courtney A. Kemp, who helped launch the iconic "Power" franchise, is now launching another ...

Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty ...

In 2005, the superstar’s smash “We Belong Together” spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, between ...

Sampling is the bridge that connects generations of music lovers—and some tracks have become so massive, they’ve completely eclipsed the originals they borrowed from. Here’s a breakdown of ...

Benzino reignited his feud with Eminem by accusing the music industry of shielding the rapper’s early racist lyrics to preserve his legacy.

The massively successful pop star—who is back with a new album after a period of turmoil—is one of TIME's 100 most ...

billboard hot 100™ the week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as ...

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile land first collaborative chart-topper ...