The Billboard Top 40 has been overwhelmingly male-dominated all summer long, and this week is no exception: only 22.5% of songs on the chart had a female performer even listed on the credits, and of ...
It’s going to take some time to rebuild the 35-year streak that was broken when updates to the Billboard Hot 100 rules led to the departure of Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s “Luther,” leaving the Top 40 ...
Starting in the late '70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...
Working as a woman in the pop music industry means you’re alongside plenty of female superstars—Rihanna, Taylor, Adele, Beyoncé, Gaga, Katy—but most of your colleagues are men. The songwriters are men ...