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

The Beatles made their split official in 1970, patching together Let It Be for May release from sessions dating back more than a year. By then, Ringo Starr had already released a solo album of ...

Taylor Swift earned her 13th No. 1 hit with "The Fate of Ophelia," tying Michael Jackson and Drake for the fifth-most in ...