Chet Hanks, son of actor Tom Hanks, jokingly coined the phrase “White Boy Summer” with a song in 2021. Since then, it has become a slogan for white supremacists and other hate groups, calling for the ...

Lainey Wilson was already enraptured in Bell Bottom Country music well before her breakthrough 2022 album of the same name hit. On Wilson’s third album Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ from 2021, which just ...

Whether you’re running outside or just hitting the treadmill, good music can often make the difference between a rave run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each ...

“Music released in the 1990s generated 60 billion streams in 2021, which translates to 6.07% of streams; music released during the 1980s accounted for 33.84 billion streams, or 3.42%. Music released ...

Isle of Wight, England duo Wet Leg released their debut single “Chaise Longue” via the Domino on June 15, 2021. It was written for fun in a single day by vocalist Rhian Teasdale while she was sitting ...

“family ties” will undoubtedly go down as one of the defining songs of our current musical era. Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, two of the most in-vogue rappers, this track represents Keem’s ...

Sale of individual songs aren’t doing very well in the U.S., as more and more listeners choose not to head to iTunes or Amazon to purchase tunes. Instead, millions of fans flock to streaming sites to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 4 years old. LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY ...

It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

Songs that make you go hmmm took no holiday during the second year of the pandemic. Libs-owning country? Check. Gay-baiting hip-hop? Sure, we had that. Anti-vax rock? It’s practically become its own ...

It might be almost impossible to pinpoint the most popular or successful music productions of the year, as is success really measurable? Should we follow the charts or count the views on YouTube or ...