You know that feeling when a song comes on and everyone, regardless of age, knows every single word? Those tracks didn't just become popular by accident. Some of these songs broke technical barriers.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Stevie Wonder is one of the most influential artists in ...

Making it big with a song is one of the hardest things to do as a musician. Releasing a song that changes the course of music history is, to many, impossible. However, these four songs that changed ...

Before streaming and algorithm-driven discovery, there was the sheer electricity of a live show to shift culture. The 1970s ...

Once in a while, an album comes along that completely changes the game. Some of them come along just at the right time, finding that sweet spot between familiarity and uncertainty. Others, however, ...

Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec. 5 Songs is a Deadline series that highlights the work of these below ...

With Chicago Music Forever, the Reader hopes to capture some of the many histories that have shaped the city’s multifaceted music community. Music journalism is often ephemeral, and that’s not a knock ...