In the beginning, there was blues. It poured out of the American South on acoustic guitars and pianos and made it up north ...

In 1967, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, and Mick Fleetwood started Fleetwood Mac. However, this was not the same Fleetwood Mac that ruled 70s pop culture and became one of the most successful bands of ...

In 2025, the best rock music radiated self-assurance. That sometimes meant staking a claim to micro-genre legacies, but just ...

As the music industry continues to transform, a new wave of artists is redefining genres, pushing creative boundaries, and captivating audiences around the world. From trailblazing veterans launching ...

From Blink-182 and Green Day to Yellowcard and Paramore, many pop-punk bands have stolen the hearts of rock music lovers. Though the genre has slightly shifted as the years (or decades) have passed, ...

Of all the boomer rock dinosaurs, few have settled into bellowing fossilhood with as much tar-pit grace as Billy F. Gibbons. The storied, bearded, raunchy blues-rawk guitarist and vocalist was already ...

Only a few years in pop and rock history are remarkable enough that their achievements marked unshakeable and significant paths to the overall timeline. 1955 may be the first and most monumental of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Dad-rock is this fascinating label in pop culture that’s often ...

The '70s were defined by music ranging from pop and punk to country rock and metal, but one genre stands out in the classic rock field: hard rock. Easily encompassing many of the above styles, as well ...