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

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Grace VanderWaal about her new album, "Childstar." Now 21, she won "America's Got Talent" at age 12. GRACE VANDERWAAL: (Singing) Humble child, promise I'll be small.

Kanye West’s forthcoming album, 'Bully,' is inspired by an incident with his 9-year-old son, Saint. This title reflects his contemplation on bullying after Saint’s unexpected reasoning for his ...

Over-the-counter eye drops are one way to manage dry eye symptoms. If you’re experiencing new or increased irritation, redness, or eye discomfort, it could be a sign of eye drop overuse.

Across Ravyn Lenae’s new album, “Bird’s Eye,” the Chicago-born singer-songwriter’s lyrics keep returning to time: wanting it, losing it, spending it like money and taking it like candy.

Ball relocated to Cardiff and put together EYE with partner Gid Goundrey (of kosmische merchants Ghostlawns). Their debut album acknowledges the wonderfully bludgeoning riffage of her previous band, ...

Ravyn Lenae has taken her artistry to new heights with the release of her sophomore album, Bird’s Eye. Building upon the foundations of her debut studio project HYPNOS, this latest LP showcases ...

In a new video interview with Rolling Stone, the musician details the creative process behind her new album Bird’s Eye, which allowed her to return to that state of freedom by taking her back to ...

With her highly anticipated album Bird’s Eye, Lenae offers a literal bird’s-eye view into her world, presenting tracks that are both beautifully honest and experimental—an unapologetic showcase of her ...

Her new album Bird’s Eye is a documentation of Lenae’s different phases in life. As we know with any artist, a work often relates to the depths of their lives. Within hers were stories within ...

The weight of Ravyn Lenae’s coloratura soprano sounds powerful enough to uplift the brokenhearted. Her sound descends from Deniece Williams’ high-pitched croons about love and liberation and ...

Some final albums carry the vague air of an impending departure, the sense that an artist is coming to terms with mortality. Not Hypnotic Eye, the last record Tom Petty released with his longtime ...