KISS recorded plenty of memorable songs in the 1970s and ‘80s, but the biggest hit of their career was a happy accident. In March 1976, the glam rockers released their fourth studio album, Destroyer.

The older you get, the more you realize music was never just background noise; it was quietly teaching you how to feel. When you’re sixteen, songs hit you in the gut. When you’re sixty, they hit you ...

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

Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue is striking a chord — and a few sour notes — with critics following its AFI Fest bow ahead of its Dec. 25 release. The true-story dramedy about Milwaukee Neil Diamond ...

Slang, a term for the informal, non-standard lingo used in social settings, doesn't originate in a vacuum. The invented words we casually throw around come from the culture around us, particularly the ...