Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...

The 2000s produced some major pop stars. These stars were earning unprecedented international fame. Their songs were everywhere. They had seemingly endless amounts of TV appearances, collaborations, ...

We’re starting our list of somber ’00s country songs with Rascal Flatts’ “Skin (Sarabeth).” This ballad about childhood cancer is almost too much to bear. Reading the lyrics alone is enough to start ...

For artists and celebrities, perhaps there's nothing more terrifying than being in your "flop era," the moment in a career when someone respected falls below the high expectations of what they can do.