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Stevie Wonder Named Best R&B Artist of All Time By Billboard
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Stevie Wonder Named Best R&B Artist of All Time By Billboard

Billboard’s 2025 list of the 75 greatest R&B singers has reignited fierce debate among fans as Stevie Wonder takes the crown. The 75-year-old icon takes the No. 1 spot, a widely praised move that recognizes his enduring impact across soul, pop, funk, gospel, and jazz. For over six decades, Wonder has redefined the genre through innovation, lyrical depth, and musical range. Born Stevland Hardaway Morris in 1950, Wonder signed to Motown’s Tamla label at age 11. His breakout single “Fingertips” m
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Rihanna Scores First New No. 1 in Nearly a Decade With “Friend of Mine”
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Rihanna Scores First New No. 1 in Nearly a Decade With “Friend of Mine”

Rihanna releases music so infrequently that a huge debut is typically expected whenever she does give the world something new. Sadly, that’s not quite what came to pass with “Friend of Mine,” her first single in several years. The tune, taken from the upcoming Smurfs animated movie, does manage to conquer one important Billboard ranking as it arrives — and in doing so, it adds to her list of champions, which hasn't increased in almost a decade. “Friend of Mine” Debuts at No. 1 “Friend of Mine”
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‘Sinners’ Hits No. 1 On The Billboard Charts While Dominating The Box Office
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‘Sinners’ Hits No. 1 On The Billboard Charts While Dominating The Box Office

For the past three weekends in a row, Sinners has been the top movie in America. It took over after A Minecraft Movie led for two frames, and it's showing very little sign of slowing down. In fact, it's the rare blockbuster that seems to be growing via word-of-mouth as more and more people head to theaters to see the Michael B. Jordan–starring vampire flick. Music plays a very important role in the plot of Sinners, and while it’s not a musical, there are a number of amazing performances spread
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SZA Is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100
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SZA Is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100

SZA tops the Billboard 200 with SOS and the Hot 100 with "Luther" from Kendrick Lamar's album GNX. SZA’s critically acclaimed SOS has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, notching its 13th nonconsecutive week at the top. According to Luminate, the genre-blurring R&B project pulled in 52,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the week ending April 24. The achievement cements SOS as the longest-running No. 1 R&B album by a female artist since Whitney Houston’s 1986 debut. Released in l
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SZA Surpasses Michael Jackson’s Legendary Billboard Record
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SZA Surpasses Michael Jackson’s Legendary Billboard Record

In a stunning achievement that reverberates throughout the music industry, SZA has officially surpassed Michael Jackson in the Billboard record books. The acclaimed singer’s sophomore album SOS has now spent more weeks in Billboard 200’s Top 10 than any album by a Black artist in chart history, dethroning Jackson’s landmark album Thriller after nearly three years of consistent chart dominance. The historic milestone On March 12, 2025, SOS matched Thriller’s impressive 79 nonconsecutive weeks i
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Billboard Names Nicki Minaj the Greatest Female Rapper of All Time
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Billboard Names Nicki Minaj the Greatest Female Rapper of All Time

Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj has been crowned the greatest female rapper of all time by Billboard. The list of the Best Female Rappers of All Time, released by Billboard staff, also featured hip-hop greats such as Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, and Queen Latifah. Surprisingly, Nicki Minaj’s rivals, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, ranked outside the top 10. Minaj topped the list, followed by Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Lil’ Kim, and Queen Latifah at numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
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Bruno Mars Keeps Replacing Himself at No. 1 in 2025
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Bruno Mars Keeps Replacing Himself at No. 1 in 2025

Most artists can only dream of reaching No. 1 on a Billboard chart, but for Bruno Mars, it’s become something of a routine throughout the years. The singer-songwriter manages another impressive feat this week, one that would serve as a career highlight for nearly anyone else — but for him, it’s actually a continuation of what’s become a defining pattern in 2025. Mars is once again in control of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. This time around, he earns the top spot by dethroning... himself – ag
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Beyoncé Ranks No. 3 on Billboard’s ‘Top Women Artists of the 21st Century’ List
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Beyoncé Ranks No. 3 on Billboard’s ‘Top Women Artists of the 21st Century’ List

Queen Bey strikes again. On Sunday (Mar.23), Billboard dropped off its “Top Women of The 21st Century” list. Beyoncé, whose iconography proceeds her, landed at No.3 on the list. Slightly ahead of her were two other industry heavyweights: Rihanna (No.2) and Taylor Swift (No.1). Behind her sit, Adele at No.4 and Katy Perry at No.5. Per the outlet, the ranking is based on “weekly performance on the Billboard 200 albums chart and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart from the start of 2000 through the end
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Rosé Ends Lady Gaga’s Chart-Topping Streak as “Apt.” Returns to No. 1
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Rosé Ends Lady Gaga’s Chart-Topping Streak as “Apt.” Returns to No. 1

Rosé and Bruno Mars are back at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart this week as their smash hit “Apt.” rises from No. 2 to reclaim the throne. The ranking highlights the most-consumed songs worldwide, excluding U.S. sales and streams, as its name relies. As it rises to the summit, the popular cut knocks off another Mars collaboration, “Die with a Smile” with Lady Gaga, which had held the top spot for weeks and also ranks among the most successful tunes in the history of the tally.
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Billie Eilish Reclaims No. 1 as Female Artists Dominate ARIA Charts
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Billie Eilish Reclaims No. 1 as Female Artists Dominate ARIA Charts

Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft returns to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, reclaiming the No. 1 position for the first time since mid-July. The album, which previously spent five non-consecutive weeks at the summit in 2024, surged back to the top following her sold-out Australian tour dates. The record finished 2024 as the No. 2 album of the year in Australia and continues to be a strong performer across streaming and physical formats, now clocking in six non-consecutive weeks
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Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Sets Record as Longest-Leading Hot Country Songs No. 1 by a Solo Artist
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Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Sets Record as Longest-Leading Hot Country Songs No. 1 by a Solo Artist

Shaboozey orders up a 35th frame atop Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart with his crossover smash, “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” As it holds atop the tally dated March 1, the track breaks out of a tie with Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” which led for 34 frames in 2017, to become the sole longest-leading title by a single act since Hot Country Songs became the genre’s singular songs ranking in 1958. Overall, only Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s duet “Meant to Be” has led longer
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Chris Brown Hits 100 Weeks at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart
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Chris Brown Hits 100 Weeks at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

Chris Brown has reached a remarkable milestone, becoming only the second artist in history to accumulate 100 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The R&B superstar achieves this feat as his latest single, “Residuals”, climbs from No. 2 to No. 1 on the February 15chart, marking his 11th career No. 1 hit. The singer joins Drake, who has a record 176 weeks at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, in the triple-digit club among all artists since the chart launched in 1992. A CBE/RCA R
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