Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Sly and the Family Stone’s “Everyday People” debuts at No. 7 on ...

The journalist who got the late funk legend to break his decades-long silence pays tribute to his indelible message of hope — needed now more than ever. By David Kamp David Kamp | The Hollywood ...

It’s a real American moment out there: battle lines drawn, tear gas drifting, charity and gentleness on their heels. Turn inward, inside ourselves, and it looks even worse, the mind’s landscape pocked ...

Sly Stone, the influential but enigmatic funk-rock star whose soulful, socially conscious recordings altered the course of popular music before he abruptly retreated from the spotlight and became the ...

After leaving the tailgate at approximately 10 p.m., court documents state that Aguilera died around two hours later. Read full article: Lawsuit: Brianna Aguilera’s parents allege underage alcohol ...

Even with that weighty theme, “Sly Lives” is one of the most engaging and far-reaching music documentaries this writer has seen, and taken as a whole, it may be the best. The broader theme may not ...

The final of the group's three No. 1 singles was a brilliant but bittersweet success. By Andrew Unterberger Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased ...

Illustration by Jan Robert Dünnweller. Sources: Richard McCaffrey / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty; Ellis Herwig / The Boston Globe / Getty; David Warner Ellis / Redferns / Getty; Michael Putland / ...

The star is the subject of a film by Thom Zimny that includes Henry Winkler, Quentin Tarantino and Arnold Schwarzenegger among interviewees. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Ultimately, when ...

Even Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson struggles with imposter syndrome. The Grammy Award-winning bandleader for The Roots says the feeling was particularly acute in 2021, when his documentary Summer of Soul ...