Hip-Hop/R&B has experienced its sharpest decline in Billboard 200 equivalent market share since 2023 📉
According to Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, the category has experienced the sharpest decline in equivalent market share on the Billboard 200 since 2023, falling from over 40% in the first half of 2023 to roughly 30% at midyear 2026 as pop, country, rock and Latin continue to gain ground.
The only rappers currently in the Top 20 of the Global Apple Music Songs chart:
#1 — Drake
#2 — Future
#3 — Nicki Minaj
Drake returns to #1 on the chart shortly after losing the top spot.
“You pay attention to the internet, but you don’t read the room”
Everything he said about Jay Z here is 100% facts! He uses Beyonce to keep his career afloat. And poor her because she’s so blind by his manipulation that she don’t even see it. But she’s so far gone it doesn’t even matter at this point. The downfall of that family is inevitable!
@TheEducatedBae Yes. And #TrumpAccounts trending at #4. Imagine getting 300K or more by the time you turn 18 & being able to invest it into your future. Literally