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

PARIS — When Anderson .Paak was tapped for an Olympic-themed song, the Grammy winner felt eager to record the track until he hit an unexpected hurdle: The normally free-flowing artist had to work ...

“Suni truly embodies the message of what my song was written about and she performed it so magically,” she tells PEOPLE Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, ...

PARIS (AP) — Curious about which songs are fueling the Olympians competing in Paris? The Associated Press has an idea. Some of the world's top athletes from the Olympics and Paralympics have shared ...