One of the top songs of 2016 was a twist to the Western pop style: Rihanna's "Work." With lyrics in Caribbean patois and a dancehall beat, it introduced the world to the music of RiRi's native ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. At some point over the past 24 hours, Apple quietly updated its ...

As the streaming wars heat up and new entrants become serious players and big name brands accrue millions of users, every company needs to do something different to stand out. Spotify, the world’s ...

I’m a huge fan of Spotify’s Discover Weekly, a personalized playlist that refreshes every Monday. And I’m getting into Release Radar, a companion to Discover Weekly that arrives on Friday and focuses ...

A day after President Barack Obama revealed his summer days and nights playlists, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Dr. Jill Biden have shared their seasonal mix on Spotify. Like Obama’s eclectic ...

Are you a Spotify user who has a list of favorite bands and songs, but do not have the motivation to find and organize all of them into useful playlists? Today, the streaming company is launching a ...

It's no surprise that President Obama has good taste in music. Today (Aug. 11), he takes to Twitter (or, ya know, whoever runs his account) and shares his 2016 summer playlist, which includes Jay Z, ...

Whether he was telling us about how he doesn't "discriminize" or coming up with the best rap jingle ever, Quavo shined bright wherever he appeared in 2016. This year was a burst of ingenuity for Migos ...

Ahead of Apple’s iPhone event on September 7th, the company has begun rolling out new, personalized music playlists to Apple Music subscribers, who are beta testing the soon-to-be-released iOS 10 ...

Over the past few days, some Apple Music subscribers have noticed the appearance of a new playlist in the "For You" tab of the music streaming app, called "My Chill Mix." Redditor Elliotblyth posted ...