The songwriter, who teamed with Thom Bell, is an honoree. Oasis, Phil Collins, Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, Billy Idol, ...

If we've got one big criticism about Luke Combs' new album, The Way I Am, it's that he doesn't need to sell us so hard that he's still his old self. The singer took some time off in 2025 to be with ...

Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out awards to the best and brightest filmmakers, actors, cinematographers, writers, makeup artists, and composers. They don’t always ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Anita Ward is what the American music industry calls a one-hit ...

Did you know one of Motown’s most iconic songs almost didn’t exist? “Ooo Baby Baby,” the beloved hit by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, started as a spontaneous onstage improvisation — and ended up on ...

Noah Kahan is breaking some news about unreleased music. The catch? He's not talking about his follow-up to 2022's "Stick Season." "I wouldn't even look at it," Kahan, 29, says over Zoom from Los ...

The United States may feel like it’s on the brink of a civil war led by its own government, but one thing Americans seem to agree on in our nation’s bisesquicentennial year is the peaceful, easy ...

Legendary singer Johnny Mathis quietly wrapped up his iconic career earlier this year with a show at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. He performed an hour-long set on May 18 ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner are joining forces in 2026, playing 19 shows as co-headliners. That’s good news for fans of Southern rock and classic rock, especially folks who savor the legendary bands’ ...

I’ve always been an Ace guy — from the time I saw that early concert film on HBO back in the ’70s, a choice I wore with pride when Kiss released four solo albums on the same day (such a Kiss move) and ...