The 10 best new rap songs right now

Like many other R&B-loving music fans, I look forward to the BET Awards each year. The 20th edition of the awards show is set for June 28 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Loving and accepting yourself is easier said than done, no matter who you are or what you’re going through. Thankfully, for members of the LGBTQ+ community, there are a lot of people (including some of our favorite musical artists) who have been there before and want to offer their support through their music.

Dua Lipa released one of the best pop albums in recent memory on March 27—Future Nostalgia, a nonstop ode to the disco era that will have you dancing for a straight hour. (And who doesn't need that boost of serotonin ) Each song on the record is just rich: textured and nuanced, all with an unyielding dedication to the groove.

All this staying indoors may be good for our bank balance but it's less good for our skin. And if you're anything like us, you're finding your complexion is lacking a little bit of life.

A lot of what has made Rico Nasty hot over the past few years is the music that makes people mosh, jump around violently, and plead for the DMV rapper to spit in their mouths during live shows. But I’d argue that much of Rico’s best music comes when she leans into her ability to create beautiful melodies, as she does on her newest track, “Popstar.” If you casually listen, the song is a lighthearted bop that’ll have you humming along by the midway point.

New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you're supposed to somehow find the best ones. It's fun work, but it's time-consuming -- so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams.

The Strokes‘ comeback album, The New Abnormal, features cover art that might be familiar to Jean-Michel Basquiat fans. It contains a portion of the late artist’s 1981 painting, Birds on Money.

I'm a and have defended her music on many occasions. I'm not alone on this front: When Gomez knocked her own singing abilities while appearing on talk show earlier this year, the legend set her straight.

New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you're supposed to somehow find the best ones.

There's no denying Madonna's on music. For nearly four decades now, she's been a trendsetter, shape-shifter, and innovator—a provocateur of pop and fashion and culture.

From her euphoric bops to melancholic love songs and heartbreaking odes, Taylor Swift’s music has . Over the past 10 years, Swift has grown up in the public eye all while writing and singing about her most intimate and gutting breakups and massive, fairytale wins.

With the lockdown currently in place, it’s safe to say that we will be relying on streaming sites like Netflix to keep us entertained.

New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you're supposed to somehow find the best ones. It's fun work, but it's time-consuming -- so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams.

We're just a few months into 2020 and we're already pining for the relatively halcyon days of 2019. But as bleak as things seem around you right now, things aren't entirely apocalyptic, as you can still settle into your fortress of toilet paper and watch some TV.

We're just a few months into 2020 and we're already pining for the relatively halcyon days of 2019. But as bleak as things seem around you right now, things aren't entirely apocalyptic, as you can still settle into your fortress of toilet paper and watch some TV.

New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you're supposed to somehow find the best ones.

Mac Miller’s family has shared two new songs from the late artist. “Right” and “Floating” appear on the deluxe version of Mac’s posthumous album Circles. Listen to both tracks below.

Giving it her all! Stassi Schroeder did her best to make sure her fiancé Beau Clark had a wonderful 40th birthday on Wednesday, March 18, but given the novel coronavirus crisis, she had to make some adjustments to the celebration.