On “Illegal,” PinkPantheress’ sugariest hit to date, the singer/producer cleverly compares the time-warping headrush of getting overly fried to navigating a situationship at the height of its passion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Desjah is an entertainment contributor, focusing on music. The summer hit used to arrive like weather. Not ...

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at our finalized Songs of the Summer chart, led by Alex Warren's "Ordinary." Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which must mean that the final word is in on ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...

This season has been an epic whirlwind. People are outside living it up. And yet, there is no clear Song of the Summer. New music has a big issue breaking through. There is actually some great music ...

Gone are the sweaty days when “Not Like Us” lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from “KPop Demon Hunters,” but nothing ...

The best DJs know how to read a room. It’s a delicate skill. One wrong drop, one song cut off before its best verse, or one bizarre tropical house remix of an R&B classic could kill the entire dance ...

Spring is here, but as the warm weather arrives far more slowly than I’d like, I’ve found my thoughts drifting back to the brash, joyful days of Brat summer 2024—that moment of shared monocultural ...

This week's special seasonal episode of 'Greatest Pop Stars' looks at the heavy-hitters, longshots and perfect-world picks who could be dominating the warm-weather months. By Andrew Unterberger It’s ...