From Uptown Funk to All About That Bass: what makes a hit count in 2015?
From Uptown Funk to All About That Bass: what makes a hit count in 2015?
The Top 40 now includes iTunes and Spotify but not YouTube. Are the charts losing the battle to reinvent themselves?How well do you know the charts? Test your knowledge with our quiz
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sax, thighs and videotape: what the Fifty Shades soundtrack tells us about the film
Sax, thighs and videotape: what the Fifty Shades soundtrack tells us about the film
We know surprisingly little about the Fifty Shades movie, given that it’s out in less than a month. Stuart Heritage figures out the intricacies of the adaptation from the album track listing
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
From Basquiat to Jay Z: how the art world came to fully embrace hip-hop
From Basquiat to Jay Z: how the art world came to fully embrace hip-hop
These two spheres of influence haven’t always seen eye to eye, but at Art Basel Miami Beach rappers were as plentiful as artists. Jeff Chang examines the twists and turns in this decades-old romance that led to this generational moment
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Rent-a-rapper: is Riff Raff's prom proposal every parent's nightmare?
The surrealist cult rapper has posted an offer to his fans: for a cool $28,000 you can rock up to your high-school prom with him on your arm. Hip-hop’s relationship with high school parties continues …
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Oscars nominations 2015: as it happened
From Birdman to Selma, Boyhood to The Imitation Game, we’ll finally find out which movies, actors and directors have been shortlisted for the most illustrious awards of the year. Join us live and share your thoughtsOscar nominations 2015: The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman tie for top honours Oscars 2015:…
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Meet Nipsey Hussle, the rapper who wants you to pay $1,000 for his album
After leaving Epic Records, the LA rapper had to find a new way to sell his music, and hit on a brainwave – give it away free, but charge a few people a lot. Judging by new release Mailbox Money, it’s working for him
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK