Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s going to take some time to rebuild the 35-year streak that was broken when updates to the Billboard Hot 100 rules led to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. “Lover Girl” is the Grammy-winning rap artist’s latest focus track, ...

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990. Megan Thee Stallion ended a historic dry spell for Hip-Hop on the ...

Rap is officially back on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it's all thanks to Megan Thee Stallion. The rapper’s new single “Lover Girl” made its debut at No. 8 for the November 8 Hot 100 chart, ending ...

After back to back Billboard Hot 100 charts (dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1) featured zero rap songs in the top 40 for the first time since February 1990, Megan Thee Stallion has brought the genre back. Her ...