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The Queen of Disco Dominated the Billboard Hot 100 With Two Songs From Her Legendary Album 'Bad Girls'

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Billboard

Chappell Roan, Tate McRae & More Surprising Artists Who Hit the Hot Country Songs Top 10 for the First Time in 2025

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 ...
Indiatimes

Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Lollipop Lagelu’ dance at sister’s sangeet to Hrithik Roshan grooving on 'Super 30' sets: Bollywood is obsessed with THESE VIRAL Bhojpuri songs

Bhojpuri music's power shines as viral hits like 'Lollipop Lagelu' (Pawan Singh) explode on YouTube, reels, and weddings, outshining films. Hrithik Roshan danced it on Super 30 set; Kartik Aaryan at ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Goes Full Jazz on New 8-Minute Song ‘A Plea’

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...
Billboard

Cody Johnson Scores His Highest Hot Country Songs Debut With ‘Travelin’ Soldier’

Plus, Kelsea Ballerini logs a fresh arrival ahead of her CMA Awards appearance. By Russ Penuell Cody Johnson debuts at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated Nov. 22) with a take on The ...
Outlookindia

Bihar Elections: 'Nachaniya to Netaji' — Khesari Lal Yadav’s Journey from Bhojpuri Stardom to Politics

Khesari Lal Yadav, a lower-caste Bhojpuri singer-actor, broke the upper-caste monopoly in the Bhojpuri industry, symbolizing social mobility and backward-caste assertion. His fame is rooted in songs ...
Outlookindia

From Dirty Lyrics To Clean Politics: Bhojpuri’s Vulgar Stars Now On The Ballot

Bhojpuri music’s rich legacy — from Bhikhari Thakur and Mahendra Misir — has collapsed into vulgar, sexist lyrics normalised by mass consumption. Political parties now reward these obscene singers ...
Black Enterprise

For the First Time In 35 Years, No Rap Songs Hit Top 40 On Billboard’s Hot 100

The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...
Hypebeast

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...
People

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 rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...
Variety

Taylor Swift Makes Hot 100 History With All 12 Songs From ‘Showgirl’ Occupying the Top 12 of the Singles Chart

No other artist has ever had every song from an album appear in an unbroken streak at the top of the Hot 10 — no skips. Swift had previously become the first and only artist ever to command all 10 ...