Welcome to Y2K Hits, a column committed to exploring the most popular albums of the 2000s and the lasting marks they left on the music industry and pop culture at large. After the success of her first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad is now her highest-certified album, ...

Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad debuts on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart, earning the singer her first appearance on the tally amid a relative musical hiatus. HANNOVER, GERMANY - MAY 25: Singer ...

Evolution is a privilege. To be a musician who experiments, you’re forced to prove you have the talent that justifies the patience sonic evolution requires from the listener (and the industry). In an ...