Holding down the number one spot on iTunes Rap Chart for the previous week, Joe Budden’s new album Rage & The Machine is now the #1 on Billboard’s Rap/Hip-Hop & Independent charts. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Well over a decade in the game Joe Budden has worked hard diversifying his talents appealing to an […]
After topping charts all summer, Drake is back at it again setting a new record for the most American Music Award nominations since 1984. After 32 years, Drake’s 13 nominations have exceeded Michael Jackson‘s record of 11 nominations at the award show. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In true Drake fashion, he reigns at the award show […]
Frank Ocean‘s Endless album won’t be climbing up the Billboard charts anytime soon. According to Billboard, his visual album is deemed ineligible. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ocean wowed fans with an epic followup to Channel Orange with two albums days apart. The second one, Blonde, is shattering the Billboard 200, boasting 17 tracks available for download and streaming on […]
It’s crazy how much rap victories have changed in 2016. Gucci Mane releasing his ninth studio album, Everybody Looking, and it coming in at number two on the Billboard 200 (and moving 68,000 units) can certainly be looked at as a victory. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It’s been six years since Gucci landed this […]
After a broken nine-week run, rapper Drake is back on top of the Billboard charts. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With 92,000 equivalent album units, Views has landed back into its well-known number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Returning the favor to Blink 182, Views pushed the band’s new album back to the number three […]
For the ninth week in a row, Drake‘s latest album Views continues to hold onto its reigning number one spot on top of the music charts. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Leading the pack on the Billboard 200 chart, the Canadian artist pulled in 111,000 equivalent album units for the week ending on June 30. Making […]
Ludacris and Ciara host the 2016 Billboard Music Awards live from the T-Mobile Arena Sunday, May 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The show showcases and celebrates this year’s most prolific musicians. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Priyanka Chopra, Laverne Cox, Mark Cuban, Halsey, Heidi Klum, Kelly Rowland, Seal, Tyrese, and Zendaya serve as presenters this year. Justin Bieber, Celine Dion […]
For some, the anticipation of Drake’s new release VIEWS may have surpassed the process of actually listening to it. That bubbly feeling of suspense, the expectation of sweetness right before it hits the tooth, can often reward the imagination miles beyond what reality serves up. With VIEWS, the primary attempt at brevity seems to have […]
Purpose may have dropped all the way back in November, but The Biebs is not letting up with the album accolades. Just as [Justin] Bieber Fever seemed to be simmering down, he’s back at it again topping a new chart. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Bieber has officially earned his first number one on Billboard’s […]
Twenty years into his underground rap career, Royce da 5’9″ has finally checked in at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with Layers, effectively knocking out Rihanna’s ANTI, which previously held the spot. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Detroit rapper met Eminem in 1997 and consequently popped up on Marshall Mathers‘ major label debut, 1999’s The Slim Shady LP. […]
If you’re looking for an explanation as to how it’s possible to live in a Prince-less world, we’re sorry we wasted your time. If you’re here to see Prince slay the charts from the afterlife, right this way please. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Beautiful One shockingly left us yesterday, but his music will […]
Ever wonder what it’s like being a Coachella performer? Well, Billboard hooked it up with an inside look at a day in the life of upcoming Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Pro Era member was in headlines not too long ago for some drawn out Troy Ave beef, but it […]
Brooklyn newcomer Desiigner has seen his popularity skyrocket after his hit song “Panda,” was released to the masses, with most listeners assuming that it was Future’s song at first listen. In that time, the rapper has inked a record deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music and even had Ye interpolate the song on a track […]
Girl power and a little “work” seem to be the themes on the Billboard charts this week. As expected, Rihanna’s “Work” is holding down the number one spot, for the seventh week in a row. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a less expected but much deserved move, Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” has taken […]
Flatbush Zombies’ debut release 3001: A Laced Odyssey has claimed the number 10 spot in its first week on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The Brooklyn trio’s new project sold 28,000 copies in its first week (24,000 excluding streams), which is quite the feat for three guys essentially doing everything on their own. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
After a delightful surprise release of four fresh “Work” remixes, our chosen bad gal has reclaimed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her eighth studio album, Anti. Anti is Rihanna’s second career number one, and her first since 2012’s Unapologetic. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Anti was released January 28, […]
In a feature for Billboard‘s “Greatest of All Time Series,” Meek Mill was asked to share his favorite Male/Female duets in hip hop. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information His own track with Nicki Minaj, “All Eyes On You,” was quick to make the cut, asking, “Does ‘All Eyes On You’ count? That ain’t a duet ‘cause […]
In case the Internet needed another reason to go at Iggy Azalea, it sounds like Iggy’s “gibberish” was actually her massacring one of K Dot’s verses. Yikes.
Two new releases see high debuts on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums for Billboard.
Drake has done it again.
