No doubt, Afrobeats and Amapiano have long held the cultural spotlight in Africa, dominated the headlines. But presently, a ...

One Sunday some time ago, I was browsing through Spotify playlists — gospel and blues from the mid-20th century, mostly. At times I find myself wishing for a little more variety in the religious ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 – after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream hosted by Druski – check out a pair of year-end Christian & gospel top 10s. By Keith Caulfield All of Billboard’s 2025 ...

It’s the time of year when we all get to see and share our music listening habits. And today alongside the launch of Apple Music Replay 2025, Apple has revealed the most played songs across the whole ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 – after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski – check out the Hot Rap Songs top 10. By Keith Caulfield We’re counting down the days to the unveiling ...

Some years, a handful of songs dominate our playlists, festival stages and social media trends. In others, the playing field feels a lot more level, greatness more evenly distributed. The last 12 ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Ray is the first AI artist to have the No. 1 album and song on any iTunes chart. What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an ...

What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an AI-artist? That’s the feeling some gospel fans are having as Solomon Ray, an ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...