Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nicki Minaj's "My Life" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital ...

Beck has shared a new song, “Ride Lonesome,” via a music video, and announced some new North American tour dates. Check out the song and shows below. “Ride Lonesome” has a ’70s singer/songwriter vibe ...

Songs sometimes work best for certain times of the day. Though listeners might not be able to pinpoint exactly what makes each song perfect for specific times, it does come to us subconsciously. The ...

It's too early to say whether Beck will have a new full-length album any time soon — it's been seven years since he released the Pharell-produced Hyperspace — but he's been showing signs of a real ...

Spotify's Billions Club playlist tracks each and every song that has eclipsed one billion streams on the platform and we've rounded up all the rock and metal tracks to reach that milestone in 2026.

On Friday, the global iTunes chart had reached a new low: the No. 1 song was performed by a singer who does not exist. By the end of the day, Olivia Rodrigo had fixed that.

Country music pioneer Hank Williams’ life was, in many ways, bookmarked by notable rides in the backseat of various cars. Of course, the most memorable instance was Williams’ death in the back of the ...

MLB teams rarely do bus trips on the road. They fly charter, and a six-hour overnight haul through the desert is just not something you see in the regular season. So when the Blue Jays rolled into ...

'The Kardashians' star shares Rocky Thirteen with her husband, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker Allie Joseph/WWD via Getty; Kourtney Kardashian/Instagram Kourtney Kardashian Barker shared a glimpse of ...

A 24-year-old woman died after becoming trapped in an amusement park ride for approximately five hours while performing routine maintenance at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, ...

I recently took a 53-hour trip on Amtrak's California Zephyr — the longest train ride in the US. I booked a bedroom accommodation for $2,200, and I'd love to take the whole trip again. I was in awe of ...

A 1962 pop hit got an unlikely second life when a rock band turned it into a No. 1 smash all over again — and it happened on this exact day in 1974. The song’s chart history didn’t stop there, either.