Under the Radar tends to handle our best albums of the year lists differently than most other music publications. Whereas competitors are in a hurry to get their list up before anyone else, in late ...

Wed, August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM UTC Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan.

My love for hip-hop is a gift I got from my brother. She “scored one No. 1 hit on Billboard‘s Hot R&B Singles (now R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay) and Pop Airplay chart with “Killing Me Softly,” which won a ...

Let’s get this out of the way: Taylor Swift dominated the year in music, and it wasn’t even close. Four-year-old songs of hers topped the charts. She sold physical albums at a head-spinning rate. Her ...