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

As teasing the release in 2024, Drake and PartyNexDoor inject some smooth grooves into the game by dropping their joint album on $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. On Friday (Feb ...

Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise song on his Instagram page, supposedly titled “Watch the Party Die.” On the five-minute song, he references Christian rapper Lecrae, Terrace Martin and what ...

Drake released a new album with Partynextdoor and references his “rap beef” with Kendrick Lamar on the song “Gimme a Hug.” It marks Drake’s first new music since Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, ...

On Wednesday (Sept. 11), K-Dot returned with his first track since "Not Like Us." Released on his Instagram page, the cover art for the song shows a pair of busted black Nike Air Force 1s, which ...

The Oscar-winning actor will debut his new song live on Sunday, June 30, during the 2024 BET Awards Will Smith is back with new music — and a new sound. The four-time Grammy-winning rapper and actor, ...

Kylie Jenner singing and rapping was probably not in her fans’ this year’s bingo card, but her “King Kylie” revival has her going all out. The beauty and fashion mogul appears to be expanding her mind ...

As the clock strikes midnight and the world ushers in 2025, revelers around the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song about "old acquaintance be forgot" and, well, other lyrics people may not ...

While Flau'jae Johnson is best known for being one of the best guards in college basketball and a 2023 NCAA national champion with the LSU Tigers, she is also busy building a name for herself as a ...

Estelle has revealed that Kanye West has written a song about wives and girlfriends (WAGs) for her forthcoming single. The London artist, who recently toured with West, claimed that he would rap the ...

For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...