From Alex Isley’s “Westside” to Thundercat's “ThunderWave,” here are the best new songs of the week, plus drops from YG and ...

What makes a song become a hit today? While listeners certainly play a role, new research suggests that streaming platforms and their algorithms also have a powerful influence on which songs rise to ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers earn a new hit on the Billboard Global 200 as the decades-old "Scar Tissue" debuts, while "Can't Stop" ...

It broke at pop and country radio stations virtually simultaneously—in fact, it got to No. 1 on the Hot 100 a little faster ...

Sting joins the Argentine pop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso on a track that recalls the Police, and Noah Kahan breaks into the Top 10 with his latest single. By Jon Pareles If Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show ...

The chart-topping and Grammy Award winning megastar Bad Bunny has fans anticipating his Super Bowl halftime performance. But do you know his hits? Bad Bunny’s superstar status reaches new heights with ...

A survey by the Institute for Supply Management suggests U.S. factory activity is growing at the fastest pace since August 2022. The ISM's January PMI, or purchasing managers index, for manufacturing ...

It’s nowhere near early enough for those of us in the northern hemisphere to start struggling against winter’s somnolent spell, so there’s no need for excuses as you take to your bed with a pile of ...

"It's one of those things, once it takes off, it'll take off pretty fast." On Thursday (Jan. 29), Slash joined Loudwire Nights to dive into Guns N' Roses' two new songs, "Atlas" and Nothin'," and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Justin Bieber sees catalog smashes “Let Me Love You” and “Sorry” ...

When one becomes a big pop or rock star, one gains some creative power to do whatever one wishes with one’s tunes. It’s only natural that musicians who love other musicians would take the opportunity ...

Harry Styles is ready to embrace his fans again. After teasing his devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet since the last week of 2025, the British pop icon has ...