Thanks to the 2003-2004 blockbuster successes of artists like Usher, OutKast, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Beyoncé, by 2005, it was unquestioned that hip-hop and R&B had now firmly replaced the teen pop ...

In the ’00s, burnt CDs were the love letters of the day. Why come up with some heartfelt speech when countless musicians have already said exactly how you feel better than most of us ever could? There ...

If summer is endless, as the surfers and romantics say, then summer's soundtrack only stretches on through time. No doubt, 20 summers ago, music journalists were trying to identify the season's ...

Welcome to one of the worst years in Hot 100 history. Sure, most #1 hits these days are especially crummy, but there’s something impossible about 2005’s lukewarm output. Considering how rich 2004 was, ...

Revisiting the Hottest 100 of 20 years ago can be a whole heap of nostalgic fun. But it can also frustrate. There is, of course, a stack of excellent songs that we loved back then, and still love ...

Leading the greatest R&B love songs rankings, Mary J. Blige is setting the perfect Valentine’s Day vibe.

Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty of great rock, country and dance-pop to go around. This week, Billboard is ...