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

In case you've been hiding under a rock, a friendly little assortment of international games called the Olympics begins in London Friday. That means conversations at water coolers and cocktail parties ...

French composer Leo Arnaud is most remembered for the Olympic theme song "Bugler’s Dream." After a career in Hollywood, he retired and was buried in Yadkin County. GERMANY TODAY, SO LOTS GOING ON AND ...

U.K. soprano vocalist Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan unveiled the official 2008 Beijing Olympics theme song “You And Me" at the National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest) during the opening ...

"Yeah! That's a start. That's a start to a song," Thompson says after hearing Black's tune. Jack Black is going for the gold in Olympic Television Songwriting. "In honor of you and the incredible job ...

We are 17 days away from hearing the familiar drums and trumpets of the Olympics theme song to accompany the broadcast of the Opening Ceremonies for the 2024 Paris Games. Also drawing near are the ...

These days, there is no shame in wearing your fandom proudly, and the anime community is all the better for it. Decades ago, things like anime and manga were seen a niche, but that is far from the ...

Jack Black is going for the gold in Olympic Television Songwriting. In an exclusive clip from Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson that will air today at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ...