Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Apple Music and iTunes eventually had the album before 6:00 ...

Justin Bieber has entered rare air with his latest release, SWAG II, as an artist with more than one full-length studio album to his name in a single year. Just before the album’s streaming arrival, ...

In July, following a break-up with his longtime manager Scooter Braun, selling his catalog for over $200 million and spitting back at ogling paparazzi who couldn't seem to understand that he was ...