Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash

Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team ...

Anthony Edwards And Culture Jam Tell Another Side Of The Athlete’s Story With ‘Legend In My Hood’

Burgeoning agency Culture Jam has connected athletes and music in a way far beyond the usual brand partnerships.

13 Rap Songs That Sample Tame Impala

Following Tame Impala's third Billboard 200 top five album Deadbeat, Billboard is rounding up 13 rap songs that sample Kevin ...

Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

Reneé Rapp Is Feeling ‘Lucky’ on ‘Now You See Me’ Soundtrack Single

Call it magic or manifestation, but either way, Reneé Rapp is a master of mind games on her latest single, “Lucky.” The record is set to appear on the original motion picture soundtrack for Now You ...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks speedy appeals court hearing while he serves a 4-year sentence

Hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs wants a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction on ...