Hip Hop and R&B artists have had a long, complex history with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist category. The list showcases genre-defining talent, from breakthrough stars to overlooked icons. The ...

Best New Artist is a Grammy Award nomination that has spotlighted major rap and R&B talent. Several nominees, including SZA and Jazmine Sullivan, didn’t win but still made lasting cultural impact. The ...

Kendrick Lamar only took home one award despite leading with 10 nominations. SZA, Doechii and The Weeknd dominated the Hip Hop and R&B categories with major wins. Eminem’s surprise win over Kendrick ...

British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean won the Grammy for best new artist at the 68th Annual Grammys on Sunday, while Kendrick Lamar won the first Grammy handed out on the CBS telecast for best rap ...

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are in and the Best Rap Album category is stacked this year. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy unveiled all the nominees for the next year’s annual awards ...

Rapper Justin Walton, known as Jwalt, is being considered for two GRAMMY categories. The Oakland native could be among the nominees for best new artist and best rap album. The Recording Academy, ...

There was plenty good news in the world of Hip-Hop. In a world often filled with challenges, 2025 has shown us that hope, resilience, and positive change continue to shine through the Hip-Hop ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

“For Mature Audiences Only” – Scribe Shad Reed Discusses Aging Gracefully in Hip-Hop And Where We Are Now. Shad Reed has been listening to the vets in rap and had some clear conclusions about aging in ...