Ranking season is in full effect, as Billboard recently dropped its latest list ranking the Top 100 Women Artists Of The 21st Century. Several R&B faves made the list, with Rihanna, Beyoncé and ...

It’s been nearly a decade since Rihanna released a studio album—and ... a pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century ...