No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...
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Davido, Burna Boy missing as Asake, 2Baba, Wizkid make Grammy’s 10 Afrobeats evolution songs

The Recording Academy recently unveiled its top 10 “Afrobeats evolution songs,” a curated list spotlighting pivotal tracks that have propelled the genre to global recognition and led to the creation ...
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As ‘Golden’ Remains at No. 1, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Now Has Four Songs in the Hot 100’s Top 10 — a Historic First for a Soundtrack

The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack continues to hunt down more slots in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. As of the newly revealed weekly chart, four songs from the album are now in the top ...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.