Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Now that Christmas music is quickly dying away, with January nearly ...

From auditioning on American Idol to backflipping at the Grammys in a sparkly pantsuit, Benson Boone's career has been a wild ride so far. The 22-year-old musician from Washington catapulted to the ...

The singer has many sides to him, but they often feel like fragmented parts rather than adding up to one cohesive whole.

Sadly for Benson Boone, he did not take home a trophy during the 2025 Grammy Awards. But the “Beautiful Things” singer’s performance during the Best New Artist segment, Boone made won over viewers ...

Popular music took on a number of different shapes in 2024. Shaboozey poured up a few double shots of whiskey for country, Kendrick Lamar took hating in hip-hop to new heights, and Sabrina Carpenter ...

Ben Stiller created quite a stir with a new Super Bowl commercial featuring Benson Boone. The advertisement for Instacart featured an '80s variety show-inspired story of two brothers who sing a ...