Adele and streaming. Those are really the only two words you need to remember when thinking back on the year in music 2015. But for those that want a deeper dive, here’s how the year shook out.

While many music videos are merely slick, soulless promos for potential hit singles, occasionally a video comes out that transcends crass commercialism and actually stands alone as a work of visual ...

That composite measure showed 411.3 million albums consumed in 2015, up from 326.4 million in 2014. But again, older albums outnumbered current releases, which constituted a flip from a year earlier.

The music world moves so fast and so much happens that it can be tough to remember the epic moments that occurred just a few months ago. Here, we rewind and take a look back at what went viral the ...

The Country Music Association has announced the three new artists who will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015: Jim Ed Brown and the Browns, the late Grady Martin and the Oak Ridge ...

But do these measures tell us anything meaningful about music's nature and value in 2015, in all its richness and diversity? "Lean On" is something of a catchy cultural mishmash – a Danish singer, a ...

Walk the Moon will also hit the stage during the Nov. 22 awards ceremony. By Billboard Staff Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and Walk The Moon are the latest additions to the bill for the 2015 American Music ...

Music and movies have long existed for me on tracks that are often parallel and at times intersect, as each pushed off the other in new directions. This year has seemed especially strong for the ...

If I were to list some hip-hop show as a contender for the best of 2015, the hip-hop faithful in town would rightfully call me a poseur. So I'm sticking with what I know. I invite the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 9 years old. The big success story in the ...