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The hybrid chart draws a wide variety of artists far beyond country. By Melinda Newman Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart often showcases a wide range of artists, some of whom are deeply entrenched ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. For much of 2025, it may have felt like music charts were devoid of hits and pop stars were slumping. But that was only ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

Billboard offers its take on the top country songs of 2025, including music from Cody Johnson, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson and more. It was another banner year for country artists in 2025. Morgan ...

This Is Lorelei, the solo project from the Water From Your Eyes guitarist, has become an indie-rock phenomenon in the past year. Nate Amos of This is Lorelei and Water From Your Eyes. His album due ...

In an age of dwindling attention spans, songs are the most discrete commercial musical unit and thus the most legible—or at least simplest—route for engaging with what the year in music had to offer.