In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

The Weeknd's "Timeless" with Playboi Carti jumps back to No. 1 on one U.K. chart, keeping "Cry for Me" from debuting on top.

Irv Gotti's signature production style was evident on hit songs including "I'm Real," "Always on Time" and "Foolish." ...

Chris Brown scores a historic milestone on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, becoming the second artist to reach 100 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the radio ranking, across 11 No. 1 songs in his ...

With Fresh Picks , Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" is a top 40 hit again in the U.K. this week as the singer's catalog surges following her big night ...

Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at ...

Check out the hip-hop and R&B highlights from the 2025 Grammy Awards. Tetris Kelly: Genre icons, first-time nominees, and ...

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees list is out, and hip hop and rap fans have reason to celebrate with some of the genre’s most influential artists receiving recognition. Among the first-time ...

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...