In 1997, Buda Musique, a French record label, launched “Éthiopiques,” a multivolume CD series that collected songs from Ethiopia’s golden age of pop music—an era that began in the late sixties and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 10 years old. At the end of every year, ...

Like many years, 2014 included ups and downs in the world of music. iTunes saw a significant decline in digital-download sales, female pop stars dominated video views on YouTube, and Pharrell Williams ...