Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Frank Sinatra’s Classic Sinatra reenters Billboard’s Jazz Albums ...

The relative demise of vinyl and the onslaught of mp3’s and digidownloads have pretty much wiped out the pleasurable gestalt of seeing a great album cover. Many books have been devoted to classic rock ...

Back in the late sixties, when rock musicians started to explore more complex things, the music became at the same time more interesting and, well, complicated at the same time. It was the advent of ...

Frank Sinatra claims four spots on Billboard’s jazz charts this week, with two classic compilations returning and two more holding steady in the top 10. American singer and actor Frank Sinatra, ...

The first three LP reissues from the Time Traveler imprint indicate that, with a discography of 500 albums, the Muse Records catalog contains many classics ripe for rediscovery. Why the new label?

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...