Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...

With Secret Love, Dry Cleaning’s compelling combination of interior monologues and art-rock backdrops reaches a zenith. In the four years since their last outing, the quartet doesn’t succumb to ...

On Friday (May 8), Chris Brown released his 12th album BROWN featuring Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas, GloRilla, Sexyy Red and more. By Armon Sadler Chris Brown’s albums bring about many feelings.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Joey Ryan (left) and Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids perform onstage for the 23rd ...

Tidal adds direct-to-fan album downloads with a 90/10 split, bypassing traditional distributors and putting the platform in direct competition with Bandcamp. Music streaming platform Tidal now allows ...

Sjava has confirmed the upcoming release of Inkanyezi Nezinkanyezi, the closing instalment of his acclaimed three-part album series The singer described the project as an emotional and spiritual ...

Bandcamp had become an issue and I had requested Flatiron Recordings to disable the account associated with my records before the release day of my New record on December 19, 2025. I am not in control ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

South African multi-award-winning singer Sjava recently announced the release of his upcoming album, INkanyezi NeZinkanyezi The popular star revealed that he will drop the album in January 2026 on his ...

At latest count, there were 11 different CD editions and eight different vinyl editions released of the album. The number of exclusive digital-download deluxe versions, meanwhile, grew by the day ...

What a year it’s been for great music — as opposed to, say, everything else. But we’re almost halfway into 2025, and it’s already crowded with new albums that deliver what we need in terms of ...

In September of 1992, I bought my first two CDs. One was Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys, and the other was the Singles soundtrack. I was 14 years old. Yesterday, I bought six more CDs — mostly ...