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Billboard Hot 100: The Top 10 Songs of the Week (September 13, 2025). AI-Generated.
Every week, the Billboard Hot 100 reflects the music world’s most powerful mix of streaming, sales, and radio airplay. For the chart dated September 13, 2025, we’re seeing returning champions, exciting new entries, and a few songs slipping but holding steady in the Top 10. Let’s break it down.
By Alicia Lenea4 months ago in Beat
d4vd: The Rise of David Anthony Burke, Beyond Rumors and Viral Searches
The internet moves fast. In the age of TikTok trends and overnight fame, artists like David Anthony Burke, better known as d4vd, have emerged as powerful voices in the music industry. But along with fame comes another side of online culture: viral misinformation.
By KAMRAN AHMAD4 months ago in Beat
The Ultimate Maxwell Playlist for His Kings Theatre Concert on September 28 by NWO Sparrow
Your Ultimate Maxwell at Kings Theatre Playlist: A Brooklyn Night's Soundtrack Forget your standard issue concert preview. I AM NOT here to just tell you that Maxwell is playing Kings Theatre on Sunday, September 28th. You already know that. Your soul knows that. Your ticket confirmation email knows that. I am here to do something far more important. I am here to curate the vibe.
By NWO SPARROW4 months ago in Beat
7 Signs Jay-Z's New Album Will Drop Before 2025 (Proof Inside)
We Analyzed Every Rumor: Here’s What a New Jay-Z Album Actually Means for Hip-Hop Let us be honest for a moment. The rumor of a new Jay-Z album is not just news. It is a cyclical event in hip hop, a cultural phenomenon when it happens. We have stood on this exact rumor before, wishing into the abyss of possibility, ever since the final, confessional notes of 4:44 faded out seven years ago. Yet here we are again, the spark ignited this time by none other than Cash Cobain on Billboard’s Unfiltered live. The claim is simple, yet monumental. Hov is cooking.
By NWO SPARROW4 months ago in Beat
10 Obscure 90s Rock Albums That Deserve Another Listen
In the past, if you wanted to find old albums, you had to dig through CDs at the used record store and hope you'd uncover a few lost treasures. Today, Spotify hosts thousands of obscure albums that you can check out for free. This includes the 90s alternative rock genre, which has plenty of one-hit and one-album wonders who might've been forgotten without Internet archivists.
By Kaitlin Shanks5 months ago in Beat
Sabrina Carpenter:The singer exudes humor in her latest music video, Tears. AI-Generated.
Sabrina Carpenter has just released her latest album, Man's Best Friend, which is full of humor and originality. One of the songs on this latest album is Tears, whose video faithfully reflects the style of the beautiful artist.
By Ninfa Galeano5 months ago in Beat
The Heartbeat of the City
M Mehran The city was alive long before the sun rose. You could hear it in the rhythm of footsteps echoing in subway tunnels, in the rumble of buses on cracked pavement, in the soft hum of neon signs still buzzing from the night before. For Maya Johnson, that rhythm wasn’t just background noise—it was music. It was the beat that shaped her life.
By Muhammad Mehran5 months ago in Beat
10 Eighties Emo Albums That Defined the Genre
Eighties music has a reputation for being bright, sparkly and poppy, but in Washington, D.C., a darker genre was starting to evolve. The first "emotional hardcore" bands emerged from the 80s punk scene, setting the stage for mainstream emo to explode in the 2000s while giving listeners an outlet for their heartache, grief and rage.
By Kaitlin Shanks5 months ago in Beat
Brandon Lake: The Chuck Smith of a New Generation?
Is Brandon Lake sparking a Jesus Revolution 2.0 as the Chuck Smith of our time? The original Jesus Revolution began when Chuck Smith welcomed the outsiders of his day into Calvary Chapel. Today, worship leader Brandon Lake may be playing a similar role—tearing down barriers through music, radical love, and collaborations that reach the margins. Could his ministry be the beginning of a new awakening?
By Sunshine Firecracker5 months ago in Beat
10 Nineties Emo Albums You Should Hear
I'll admit it: I've been a bad emo kid. Like a lot of millennials, I sincerely thought that emo started in the 2000s, when bands like Taking Back Sunday and Aiden appeared on the scene. However, when I did some research, I learned that emo's roots go all the way back to the mid-eighties.
By Kaitlin Shanks5 months ago in Beat
Brandon Lake’s Sevens: A Prophetic Anthem of the Jesus Revolution 2.0
Introduction: The Sound of Truth When the first riff of Brandon Lake’s Sevens from his King of Hearts album drops, it doesn’t feel like the start of a worship set — it feels like a revolution. 🔥 The guitars roar, the drums thunder, and the lyrics cut straight to the heart. This isn’t polished background music for Sunday morning; it’s prophetic fire wrapped in heavy rock. And that’s the point. Brandon Lake is stepping into the role of a modern-day prophet, using raw sound and unflinching truth to awaken a generation.
By Sunshine Firecracker5 months ago in Beat
