In 2025 we said goodbye to many prominent figures spanning politics, the arts, the media, the civic arena and science.

In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

Back when Lainey Wilson was new to country music — living in her camper van in West Nashville and accruing a variety of colorful life stories and resume experience — she already had a vision for her ...

Though critics and fans disagree on its exact start and end dates, many have labeled the period stretching from 1987 to 1996 the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” With heavy groundwork laid by Run DMC, the ...

Elton John performed an emotional rendition of the Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” as part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s tribute to Brian Wilson, who died in June. Before he started the song, John ...

Elton John paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night with a performance of "God Only Knows." Before singing, John described the ...

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “Lover Girl,” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 This marks the first rap song in two weeks to enter the chart’s Top 40 The achievement ends the first drought ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

PEOPLE has an exclusive debut of a new music video for 'Wild,' one of the songs penned for the musical by The Rescues The song is song by actress Caissie Levy, who stars in the show, and Patrick ...