In the ’00s, burnt CDs were the love letters of the day. Why come up with some heartfelt speech when countless musicians have already said exactly how you feel better than most of us ever could? There ...

Kwaito royalty Trompies have returned with a powerful reminder of their legacy, dropping their new single Lilizela, a celebratory, nostalgic offering featuring vocal powerhouse Nokwazi, award-winning ...

Some country songs come and go, as fads and styles change. But some songs sound just as good years later, including these three country songs, all released in 2005. “Guess the Lord made me hard to ...

Kwaito artist turned Pastor Kabelo Mabalane has reflected on meeting Singaporean evangelist Joseph Prince, saying he fully encountered Christ through him. “I was saved, but never fully encountered the ...

South African MC and rapper Amukhelani “Amu” Tshawane has expressed his admiration for kwaito legends TKZee, celebrating their enduring impact on the music scene. In an Instagram post, Amu shared his ...

What song were ruling the rock radio airwaves back in 2005? It's been 20 years so it's understandable if you may have forgotten some of these songs. But we're guessing this refresher will bring it all ...

If summer is endless, as the surfers and romantics say, then summer's soundtrack only stretches on through time. No doubt, 20 summers ago, music journalists were trying to identify the season's ...

Fifteen years into her Billboard chart career, Mariah Carey was still achieving firsts. In 2005, the superstar’s smash “We Belong Together” spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart ...

Count down the biggest hits on the 2005 year-end Hot 100, based on weekly performance on the chart. By Gary Trust This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the ...

Thanks to the 2003-2004 blockbuster successes of artists like Usher, OutKast, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Beyoncé, by 2005, it was unquestioned that hip-hop and R&B had now firmly replaced the teen pop ...

Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty of great rock, country and dance-pop to go around. This week, Billboard is ...