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

Rihanna and Eminem are no strangers to smashing major career milestones, as solo artists and as collaborators. Now, one project they worked on together over a decade ago has earned them a huge ...

Eminem has taken a nostalgic, self-aware step back in time with his much-awaited new single. “Houdini,” released overnight, is a catchy throwback song built atop the Steve Miller Band’s 1982 ...

“I guess it’s time for you to hate me again,” says Eminem hopefully on Relapse, his first new studio album since November 2004. Not so fast, buddy. Measured in the dog years that make up a rap star’s ...