Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. ROSÉ performs "APT." live with Bruno Mars at the 2024 MAMA ...

The breezy pop song is nominated for three Grammys including record and song of the year. By Mesfin Fekadu Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” has flown to the top of Spotify’s list of biggest songs ...

Sabrina Carpenter appears at the Time100 Next event in New York on Oct. 9, 2024, left, Billie Eilish appears at the 66th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024, center, and Taylor Swift ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

Popular music took on a number of different shapes in 2024. Shaboozey poured up a few double shots of whiskey for country, Kendrick Lamar took hating in hip-hop to new heights, and Sabrina Carpenter ...

Once again, K-pop enjoyed a strong sales year in the United States! American music data tracking firm Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), which supplies the data for the Billboard charts, has released ...