Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

When Kiss suited up to shoot the iconic cover of the band’s 1975 album “Dressed To Kill” on the southwest corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, there were no stylists or ...

Thin Lizzy signed with Decca Records on December 1, 1970, and within five months their debut album was released. The appealing fisheye lens cover image was taken by David Wedgbury, the first staff ...

The soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy did this for Thelonious Monk in 1959, releasing “Reflections,” the first-ever tribute album to the pianist, which paved the way for a wider engagement with ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these cel ...

The UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. View the biggest albums of 2024.

The cover art for Peterson features an image of a shirtless Lanez, visually documenting his physical transformation during incarceration. This visual component aligns with the album’s themes of ...

But he’s finishing up a new album, tentatively titled American Heart, set for spring or summer, and he’s more than ready to move beyond his hit. “I think I’m getting to the point where I ...