Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Aerosmith scores a hit album and song in America, as the rock ...

After spending most of 2008 dealing with health problems, the members of Aerosmith plan to get back together in 2009 to complete an album. By Gary Graff, Billboard, The Associated Press DETROIT — ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...

Being in Aerosmith is just like any other job — gratifying and frustrating at the same time, according to guitarist Brad Whitford. But after a tumultuous year that saw singer Steven Tyler’s job up in ...

The phone was ringing but the screen read "No Caller ID." "Who could this be?" thought Nashville musician Buck Johnson. He was back in his hometown of Birmingham for Mother's Day three years ago and ...

A club sandwich from room service just arrived at Buck Johnson’s hotel room at the Four Seasons in Boston. “The club sandwich is always the safe bet,” Johnson tells me over the phone. A Birmingham, ...