Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Kendrick Lamar used ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ to showcase his unique voice and perspective, signaling the rise of a new era in rap. The song captured the attention of fans and critics alike. Opinion: How ...

Wyclef Jean once explained to me the thinking behind blending pop and hip-hop. He called it “Beauty and the Beast.” It’s similar to the quiet verses and loud choruses that defined alternative rock in ...

Stephen Colbert asked Swift to name her top five favorites of her songs during her Dec. 10 appearance on his show Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Taylor Swift is naming her favorite Taylor Swift track! During her ...

Hey Stephen, Taylor Swift is on the late show and she has some advice for whatever comes next. The superstar served as the only guest for the Dec. 10 episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," ...

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

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The most exciting rock known to science is a school-desk-sized chunk of mudstone currently stuck on Mars. Formed from fine, water-washed sediments on the floor of a long-lost lake—some 3.5 billion ...