Kobe Bryant, the rapper, was part of a historic week in Billboard with his one chart hit.
(January 28, 2020). Some fans of the late Kobe Bryant – the NBA legend – may recall that he also had an aspiring career as a rapper. In fact, he…
The first new No. 1 of the ‘20s is crowned! Here are the mini-stories behind the first No. 1 songs of each of the past 10 decades…
(January 15, 2020). It’s official. After two weeks of waiting for 2019’s holdovers to step aside (or completely off in one case), the year’s first new No. 1 single –…
Why is “nobody’s favorite band” breaking all these records?
(January 9, 2020). If your “Memories” of Maroon 5 aren’t always pleasant ones, it’s probably by your own doing at this point. Okay, maybe the band has something to do…
These living VIPs were the first solo women to top the Hot 100… 60 years ago!
(January 2, 2020): Move over Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande. Eat your heart out Lizzo and Billie Eilish. Yeah, Mariah Carey, you may own the record for most No. 1…
Last Mariah Carey news of 2019: Here’s how she will retake the No. 1 longevity record from Lil Nas X in the new decade…
(December 31, 2019). It may take a few years to do it, but when it comes to No. 1 records and Billboard chart feats of wonder, Mariah Carey has proven…