We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

Akshaye Khanna's powerful entry in 'Dhurandhar' is amplified by the viral Bahraini rap 'Fa9la', sung by Flipperachi. This Khaleeji hip-hop artist, a leading voice in the genre, has gained immense ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's director of communications Izzy Gardon appeared to refer to rapper Nicki Minaj as a "stupid hoe" after the musician criticized the Democratic governor. On Friday, Minaj ...

THE YEAR'S MOST POPULAR RAP SONGS, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS PROVIDED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Other highlights: Jacob Elordi won his first major award (Best Supporting Actor for Frankenstein). One Battle After Another won Best Feature and Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director (and Best ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best albums, including Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Clipse, Brandi Carlile, ...

Bahraini rapper Flipperachi, whose track FA9LA has taken the internet by storm, has opened up about how dramatically life has changed since Akshaye Khanna grooved to the beats of his song in ...

Long before Timothée Chalamet was suspected to be rapper EsDeeKid, the actor had an alter ego known as Lil Timmy Tim Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has ...

New Delhi: Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar has created a storm at the Box Office with fans swooning over its power-packed performances and crisp storytelling. Dhurandhar has amassed an impressive ...

Thrown into the deep end following Enzo Maresca’s sudden exit, interim head coach Calum McFarlane faced the ultimate baptism of fire a trip to the Etihad to take on Pep Guardiola’s champions. Instead ...