NEW YORK – Pat Monahan is the lead singer of Train, a band that has sold over 10 million albums and racked up billions of streams (three Train songs are part of Spotify's Billions Club; "Hey, Soul ...

Pat Benatar is known for quite a few hits, namely those released during the 1980s. “Love Is A Battlefield” and “Shadows Of The Night” are just a couple of noteworthy hits. And, of course, there’s her ...

From Groundhog Day to hogging the cookies, Rochester-based songwriter Pat Egan seems to have written tunes about more subjects than seems possible. He guesses he’s written about 700 songs and still ...

The year was 1988. Hip-hop music was really taking shape thanks to big name artists like Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J. It was a year before the Grammy Awards would hand out the first ...

Eminem's "Rap God" was named the worst song of the 2010s by Bitter Melodies. Despite criticism, "Rap God" achieved massive success and Grammy recognition. The article argued Eminem became a ...

A hit song from one of the most successful artists of all time has landed in a surprising place on a music ranking. Even though it was embraced by the masses, Eminem's "Rap God" was named the "worst ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

Timothée Chalamet just dropped a bold new rap song featuring a mysterious artist to celebrate Marty Supreme. The Oscar-nominated actor's rap song is linked to his upcoming film, Marty Supreme. The ...