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

Jarad Anthony Higgins, a promising hip-hop artist who broke into the mainstream under the stage name Juice Wrld, died on Dec. 8, 2019, at age 21, the result of an accidental overdose involving ...

The cover of The Who Sell Out by The Who is probably the oddest one of the bunch. This concept album was released in 1967 and features two of the band’s members in opposing photographs.

They say don’t judge an album by its cover, but for artists and fans alike, sometimes it’s just impossible not to obsess over the packaging. Whether it’s an intimate portrait, abstract ...

With features from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and, perhaps most notably, Kendrick Lamar, the album is a major statement for Carti, who has long commanded the adoration of hip-hop’s younger generation.

Delaware artist explains abstract album cover for Mac Miller's 'Balloonerism' Mac Miller fans around the world have recreated Delaware artist's 'Balloonerism' album art 'Balloonerism' has topped ...

Originally thought to be titled “I Am Music,” the 30-song album features heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, the Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign and Young Thug.

When the album didn’t arrive at 3am ... His frequent collaborator Lil Uzi Vert also appears on ‘Music’, featuring on ‘Jumpin’ and ‘Twin Trim’ – their first collaborations in ...

During an exclusive interview with Numéro Berlin in 2023, Carti expressed how MUSIC was intended to be his "best album," when he stated ... interlude on MUSIC, Lil Uzi Vert appears once ...

"Carti’s MUSIC is already making history," the audio streaming giant wrote on social media. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Playboi Carti came to play with his new album Music. On Friday, the ...

However, the album does feature guest appearances from Lamar and Travis Scott (on three songs each), as well as Aiko, the Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign and Young Thug.

Real heads know that Lucy Dacus is very good at covers. So good, in fact, that Lady Gaga has praised her recent rendition of “Abracadabra.” Dacus, fresh off the release of her new album ...