The “Apple Bump” is real. Whether Apple just has a knack for picking songs that are destined to become popular or the tech giant really has that much influence over the music industry, songs featured ...

No one loves watching commercials. Typically, they’re just an annoyance—a distraction from whatever it is you’re actually trying to consume. However, they’re becoming a scarcity in many people’s lives ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Just a few days after Taylor’s trip-and-fall gag hit the web, sales ...

The song "What About Now" that became a No. 1 hit for the band Lonestar in 1999 started out as a few lines written with a car commercial in mind. When writers Anthony Smith, Aaron Barker and the late ...