The Billboard 200 albums chart measures the top releases during the weekly tracking period every Friday through Thursday.

From her self-titled debut in 2006 through 1989 in 2014, Swift released her first five studio albums spaced in every ...

The line nods to Jay-Z’s 1996 track, “22 Twos,” which appeared on his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, at the height of the friction between Suge Knight’s Death Row Records, led by Tupac Shakur, and ...

Hip-hop had its biggest year ever on stage. Rap artists accounted for 5.7% of the top 100 tour grosses in 2024, way up from 2.7% in 2023 and 3.4% in 2022. It’s the genre’s biggest market share ever, ...

But 2004 was such a strong year for music that it’s down here in the back-end of the ranking. Juvenile and ... Jennifer Lopez/LL Cool J, Beyoncé/Jay-Z, Ludacris/Shawnna and Beyoncé/Sean ...

You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…”, “The Top…” or “The Most…” among other ...

Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley welcomed their son YG Marley in 2001. Here’s everything to know about YG Marley’s parents, ...

The Grammy winner performed several hits from her country album, “Cowboy Carter,” which ... smash hit “Texas Hold ‘Em” as her and Jay-Z’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, joined ...

As of 2024, the category ranks the year’s best-performing acts based on activity on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the ... tying her with Jay-Z for the most among soloists as of the end ...

Music can evoke all kinds of emotions in people, from happiness, sadness and even anger. We asked our audience and ...

Jay-Z signed Kanye West to his label. Still, he wasn't sure that the young artist would be able to find an audience.

Jay-Z and R. Kelly worked together on a 2002 album. He said the collaboration was like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X ...