Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Back in 2004 I went on the road with Linkin Park to do a coffee table book, From ...

"Wicked'"s “For Good” stays with us long after the final note. The Broadway and movie duet is a neuroscience lesson in memory, friendship, and demonstrates the way music shapes us.

A night spent watching music videos is a most sacred ritual. It begins, for me and my loved ones, when the night feels like it’s ending. It’s late, we’re drowsy and conversation is dwindling. Someone ...