Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles ...

In the tracking week ending Oct. 24, One Direction’s catalog of albums earned 77,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate – up 156% compared to the previous week (30,000 ...

Piles of headshots were accumulating on a table in front of The X Factor judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh. Tasked with deciding which contestants would make it to the next round ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/WIREIMAGE REQUIRED) Liam Payne (L) ...

Adele beat all comers on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts on Monday with a record-breaking debut for "25," leaving other top acts like Justin Bieber and British boy band One Direction looking like ...

For an entire year, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel where he died. By Lucía Cholakian Herrera Jenny Han, the showrunner, handpicked music ...

The music mogul has mellowed as he thinks about his legacy. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro For an entire year, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel ...

Bear Payne might just have the X-Factor. After all, Liam Payne revealed his 6-year-old son may be interested in following in his footsteps after the duo visited a billboard for his latest single, ...