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

Madonna headed back to the club on Friday (Nov. 7) with the release of Confessions on a Dance Floor Twenty Years Edition, an ...

Madonna’s 1984 album remains arguably her greatest work, an era-defining record that changed pop music forever.

On Wednesday morning (Nov. 5) Madonna posted an image of the album’s provocative cover — on which Rosalía wears a nun’s habit ...

Madonna is making a grand reentrance. The queen of pop, 67, will officially return in 2026 with a new dance album, Rolling Stone reported on Thursday, September 18. Added to that, she is reuniting ...

While Like a Virgin made Madonna a superstar, Rain showed her emotional depth and proved she could create beauty without the ...

Madonna’s Justify My Love shocked MTV with its ban in 1990, but fans propelled it to #1, cementing her status as pop’s most daring icon.

Rachel Chinouriri only recently started penning love songs that capture emotions as intense as the ones that show up across her debut album What a Devastating Turn of Events. Her latest EP, Little ...