Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s The Highlights returns to the U.K. top 10, ...

The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest week for any ...

The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness returns to No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart, a decade after first topping the list. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: In this image ...

Playboi Carti has recruited raps biggest stars on his new album, 'Music'. The 27-year-old rapper — whose real name is Jordan Terrell Carter — dropped his highly anticipated third studio album Friday ...

At midnight Jan. 31, I was sitting in the passenger seat of my friend’s car. We were parked in front of our apartment building, and in the back seat was another friend of ours. We had no intention of ...