Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

In recent weeks, chart watchers have been intently keeping an eye on the Billboard Hot 100, to see if Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has what it takes to become the longest-running No. 1 single in ...

The mashup of rap and country is a winning formula: Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has matched a Billboard record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cryus’ “Old Town Road.” “A Bar Song” is spending its ...

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Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams. Good ...