Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

With guitars starting to give ground and hip-hop not yet fully crossed over to a wider audience, the 1980s were the biggest decade for dance-based pop in the American mainstream. And as it came to a ...

Toby Gad, the Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer behind hits by John Legend ('All of Me'), Beyonce ('If I Were A Boy') and Fergie ('Big Girls Don't Cry'), has re-imagined the greatest hits of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As a new tracking week begins in the global music industry, some of ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Madonna nearly reaches the top of iTunes with “Human Nature (Howie ...

Madonna’s stardom is built upon her foundation of fearlessness. She is a visionary who isn’t afraid to subvert expectations and reimagine pop and her role in it with each new project. Madonna released ...