Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Sabrina Carpenter joins Taylor Swift for “The Life of a Showgirl,” ...

As Sabrina Carpenter's “When Did You Get Hot?” earns the singer a new hit on one pop radio chart, “A Nonsense Christmas” and “Santa Doesn’t Know You Like I Do” surge. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY ...

Variety’s 9th Annual Hitmakers Brunch, celebrating the collaborators behind the year’s most popular songs, was held in Los Angeles on Dec. 6. The event brought out big names like Sabrina Carpenter, ...

But it didn’t stop there. In July, the ballad became the first song in the history of the Hot 100 to secure 100 weeks on the chart. “‘Lose Control’ is the first time I really hit the mark,” Swims says ...