Category: Urban

Lil Duval Living His “Best Life” at the Top of the Urban Charts

Standup comedian Lil Duval makes his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 8), as “Smile (Living My Best Life),” featuring Snoop Dogg and Ball Greezy, debuts at No. 83 but has made it’s way to the number one spot over the past few weeks. Lil Duval (full name: Roland Powell) is signed to EMPIRE Recordings, was a finalist on BET’s comedy series Coming to […]

A Few Things to Know About the Billboard Charts This Week

1. “Reaching this milestone again is a dream for this band,” Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine tells Billboard of the group’s return to No. 1 on the Hot 100 (with its first leader in six years). 4. As “Killshot” bounds in at No. 3, Eminem earns his 20th Hot 100 top 10, a run that began with […]

Ella Mai’s ‘Boo’d Up’ Ties For Most Weeks at No. 1 by a Woman On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” ties for the longest-running No. 1 among songs by women on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart since the list’s inception in 1992. The single logs its 15th week in charge on the chart dated Sept. 29, matching the run of Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You” from January – April 2006. “Boo’d” holds on […]

The Very Best in Music Right Now

This week’s Artist 100 is out and musicians from every genre are a part of this one. We see a country act at the top, plenty of hip-hop and R&B artists spread throughout the top 10, and one very big rock act in between. Carrie Underwood is having a great year and she’s hit number […]

Beastie Boys Announce Tour Dates Later This Year

Those that loved rocking out to Beastie Boys many years ago should be excited about this little bit of recent news. The guys have announced a few tour dates later this year in support of their book! Yes, they released a book and it’s titled the “Beastie Boys Book,” creatively enough. On this tour you […]

Sickness Causes Drake to Miss Out on Miami

Drake was all set to perform in Miami this past weekend when his health said otherwise. He fell ill and was forced to cancel both his shows in the sunshine state. Luckily, the dates have been rescheduled for November 13 and 14, so those in the area will still be able to see him perform […]