Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Following her historic Rio concert and Coachella sets, Lady Gaga ...

The Rolling Stones reach the U.K.'s dance singles chart for only the third time as “Satisfaction Skank” — a collaboration ...

The nine songs that ruled the radio, YouTube, and streaming services in 2015 have aged considerably well in the decade since.

Skales unveils new track that pays tribute to Lamine Yamal The song is enjoying a viral moment on TikTok, where users are dancing to it and helping contribute to its rising Spotify streams. Among the ...

For pop stars or bands on the rise, having a song become a worldwide smash hit is nothing short of a dream come true. But topping the charts is not necessarily indicative of a long career filled with ...

Dance music artist Kendra Erika releases new single ‘Dance in the Fire’ via Empire Distribution. *“I put out dance music, it’s a genre,” said the very popular Kendra Erika when I asked as we talked ...

When it comes to bands that amassed critical acclaim in the 70s and 80s, Roxy Music ranks way up there. Music writers fell all over themselves in praising the British band. They fearlessly broke new ...

A one-hit wonder is a singer or group that has only experienced success with one hit song. Often, people will only remember the name of the song and not even the singer or group behind it. We've ...

Can you name these ’70s pop hits from a single line? The 1970s represented a vibrant and extraordinarily diverse era for popular music, producing an incredible range of sounds that reflected the ...