Rolling Stone

Hip-Hop’s Chart Dominance Is Slipping This Year

Lil Uzi Vert and their new album Pink Tape could finally bring hip-hop its first Billboard Number One album of 2023 next week — a rare delay for the genre, which has gone more than half the year ...
Rolling Stone

Beyoncé Just Became the First Black Woman Artist With a Number One Country Song

Beyoncé has become the first Black woman artist ever to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in the modern history of country music, thanks to her country debut “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which also opened ...
Variety

Tate McRae Lands Her First No. 1 Album With ‘So Close to What’

Tate McRae is the leading lady of the albums chart this week as her latest effort, “So Close to What,” debuts at No. 1 in the United States. Not only is this the reigning pop star’s first No. 1 LP, ...
Variety

Metallica Album Debuts on Chart at a Strong No. 2; SZA Finally Earns Her First Hot 100 No. 1 Song With ‘Kill Bill’

Metallica came in strong on this week’s Billboard 200 with a No. 2 bow for the group’s latest album, “72 Seasons,” which came in almost within sight of the chart’s recently indomitable leader, Morgan ...