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Pop and country challenge hip-hop’s long chart dominance

*Mainstream music has grown more competitive. Hip-hop and R&B no longer control the outsized share of charts they held for years. Pop and country have surged in visibility and commercial power, ...
The Tennessean

Nashville artists like Graham Barham look to bridge country, hip-hop culture. Here's how

In 2024, 20% of the Recording Industry Association of America's gold- and platinum-selling albums and singles claimed Nashville's music industry in their development. That surge has balanced the music ...
The Tennessean

The women tastemakers leading Nashville's R&B, hip-hop renaissance

Nashville's "Music City" nickname originated in 1873 after the Fisk Jubilee Singers performed for Queen Victoria. Nashville, best known for country music, also has a rich history and thriving scene ...