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

We’ve all probably heard the phrase “everything’s already been done,” especially when it comes to music. There’s an almost infinite number of songs, with more being made every day, and in a sense, ...

Esteemed recording engineer Glyn Johns, who has worked with some of the world's biggest bands, has reflected on how modern recording methods differ from the 1960s, arguing that many today stray from ...

I enjoy few things more than a good musical mash-up: hearing two songs from different bands blended together to create something familiar, yet new at the same time, is one of my true musical pleasures ...

The 79-year-old Scottish singer Donovan is celebrating his 60th anniversary in music - Andrew Crowley He traded folk songs with Bob Dylan, duetted with Joan Baez, and joined the Beatles in the studio.

They marked the moment when vast numbers of people, for the very first time, experienced rock ‘n’ roll as a reckless orgy of the self. This weekend, “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the first official ...

Take the hard-hitting, pre-heavy metal, hard rock stylings of Led Zeppelin. Then, take the experimental, boundary-pushing progressive sound of Pink Floyd. Next, add the spiritually powered music of ...