Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rolling Stone has crowned the number one song of 2025, causing quite a stir online and leaving fans firmly divided. While many ...

Taylor Swift has a new top song. On the latest installment of Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, “The Fate of Ophelia” took the top spot for the ninth week to become Swift’s longest-running No. 1 hit. The ...

This was destined to be a Christmas-y week on the Hot 100: The week's chart reflects seven full days of holiday listening — streaming, airplay, sales — spanning from Dec. 19 through Dec. 25, with no ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

We’ve reached the finale of this year’s #1 hits ranking series, and we’re ending on one of the strongest Top 5s of the whole event. It helps that I lived through all of these songs dominating radio ...

Chanel celebrated its latest Coco Crush collection with a star-studded party on Wednesday night at Los Angeles’ famed Chateau Marmont hotel. The guest list included new Chanel ambassador Gracie Abrams ...

As legend has it, Taylor Swift has a new top single. "The Fate of Ophelia" has surpassed "Anti-Hero" to become the singer's longest-running No. 1 single, surging back to the summit of the Billboard ...

Even though the 2026 season has only just begun, the WTA Tour has already delivered its share of storylines. Aryna Sabalenka started strong with a title at the Brisbane International, while Iga ...