Music

Drake reigns as top streamed artist on Apple Music in 2025 despite no solo album, leveraging collaborations and catalog to maintain dominance.

Here are 11 solid, widely-accepted, non-controversial examples where a band had a huge breakthrough album and then a significantly weaker follow-up, either critically, commercially, or both. 1. BostonBreakthrough: Boston (1976) – one of the biggest debut albums of all time.Follow-up: Don’t Look Back (1978) – big first-week sales, but widely seen as rushed, repetitive and a step down. 2. The CarsBreakthrough: The Cars (1978) – new-wave/classic-rock […] The post Best Records of Their Careers appeared first on The Eagle 106.9/107.5.

Song streamings for late R&B icon D’Angelo skyrocket as fans and music lovers alike revisit the singer’s soulful discography weeks after his death. According to Billboard, D’Angelo’s catalog has reached 16.1 million streams in the U.S. for the week of Oct. 10-16, surging 796% from the previous week’s total of 1.8 million streams. The three […]

10 hip-hop collabs where D’Angelo proved he’s the soul behind the bars, blending neo-soul magic with timeless rap moments.

2025 is shaping up to be another landmark year for country music, as the genre’s mainstream momentum shows no signs of slowing down. What started as a resurgence has turned into a full-blown cultural moment, fueled by artists who blur the lines between country, pop, rock, and hip-hop. From BigXthaPlug’s I Hope You’re Happy to classics […]

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are clashing again, with fans flooding social media to weigh in on all of the drama.

Offset and JID blew down the house after teaming up with band Drowning Pool for a rock-infused performance of “Bodies” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3e1LyO6y74&list=RDd3e1LyO6y74&start_radio=1 The song samples the track of the same name by the rock band. The set was a reimagined performance of the nu-metal hit, featuring a creative hip-hop […]

Jazz got a little less soulful after the death of vibraphonist Roy Ayers this past March. Roy Ayers was a musician who pioneered a new, funkier strain of jazz and became one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists with his hit “Everybody Loves The Sunshine.” Ayers incorporated electronic instruments and rhythm and Blues […]

Discover twenty powerful R&B and hip-hop songs celebrating work, hustle, and determination from legendary artists like Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Drake.

At the height of their careers in the early 1980s, two legends from opposite ends of the music industry came together to create one of the most iconic songs of the decade. That duo was Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen, and the song became Beat It. MJ, who would be releasing his sixth studio […] The post How Eddie Van Halen Ended Up On Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ appeared first on The Eagle 106.9/107.5.

Join NewsOne as we celebrate New Orleans’ music culture—20 years after Hurricane Katrina.

Tap in to some of the newest music released this week including albums from Offset, Teyana Taylor, Earl Sweatshirt and more!