Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...

At the first prime time of the vinyl albums (and cassettes too), greatest hits albums and all their variants by specific artists were like a Swiss knife of the music industry, serving as a ...

Billboard has unveiled its most comprehensive ranking of R&B excellence, expanding from 35 to 75 entries in its definitive list of the greatest singers in the genre’s history. The publication’s latest ...

This list features six of the greatest living songwriters in country music. They wrote hits that have shaped the genre for generations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christian Bertrand via Shutterstock Whether you're an OG hard rocker or you were born with your fingers in a "rock on" salute, you ...

Some people are so talented that their cups truly run over. Some songwriters, for example, can write songs that become hits for themselves and also become memorable, even star-making songs for others.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Billboard’s list of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time had no shortage of performers from the Volunteer State to choose from, but one beloved East Tennessean was ...

The idea that “real” artists must write their own songs is far more modern — and far more culturally specific — than most ...