Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Link in Park's From Zero has been ruling Billboard's Top Hard Rock ...

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I have a friend who, during college, would buy any compact disc (remember those?) by any artist he’d even remotely heard of. The talent of said artist was less important than supporting the various ...

It was Beyoncé who famously put primacy on the album as an artistic benchmark amid the shifting commercial and creative landscape of the streaming era, being stubbornly intentional about what she puts ...

The Life of a Showgirl achieved record-breaking success upon its release, but where does it stand amongst this year's best albums?

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Ben about his album. We discussed what the process was like for choosing the songs, the process of recording the album and what his favourite song from the ...

Without question, Metallica are the most formidable, popularized and influential band in the heavy metal genre. No other band in heavy music wields the same number of masterfully crafted albums or the ...

Stopgap cash grab by the record company or the result of artist indulgence that can't be contained within the usual confines of a single LP? The double album has been both throughout its long and ...

Paste has been in existence since July 2002, but it’s taken 22 years for us to sit down and make a “Greatest Albums of All Time” list. Every reputable outlet has done this at some point or another; ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

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