Debuting at No. 2 is "Are wa Fairy," the title track of Bokuga Mitakatta Aozora's seventh single. By Billboard Japan Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the ...

Chicago rapper Lil Blessin was a true “bubbling under” talent for some time before the release of his viral breakout “Likka ...

NLE Choppa has announced his engagement to musician Erica Ravén. The rapper posted images on Instagram showing him getting down on one knee and presenting an engagement ring to his now-fiancée. Erica ...

NLE Choppa’s mom stepped up when Memphis fire victims needed help most, offering free housing for two months over the Christmas season. The mother and manager of rapper NLE Choppa stepped up when a ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Rapper NLE Choppa’s mother is filling in the gap to ensure one family spends Christmas together following a fire at Hamlet Condominiums last Friday. “I always try to put ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

Tell-alls, streaming service deep-dives, personal essays, and artist mythologies defined 2025’s printed year in music. Paste has picked its 10 favorite music books from the last 12 months, but I’d ...