The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule and Ashanti to chart-topping heights.
The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.
The Righteous Brothers’ blue-eyed soul classic “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” topped the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 sixty years ago.
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
Shaboozey ’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tends to a 27th week at No. 1 on Billboard ’s Radio Songs chart — breaking out of a tie ...
Remembering the stars and notable figures who've died this year, including director David Lynch, 'Oogum Boogum Song' musician ...