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

“I guess it’s time for you to hate me again,” says Eminem hopefully on Relapse, his first new studio album since November 2004. Not so fast, buddy. Measured in the dog years that make up a rap star’s ...

Eminem rose to fame in the late ’90s and early ’00s with songs like “My Name Is” and the Oscar-winning No. 1 hit “Lose Yourself.” The Detroit-bred rapper eventually began writing more songs that took ...

Eminem has taken a nostalgic, self-aware step back in time with his much-awaited new single. “Houdini,” released overnight, is a catchy throwback song built atop the Steve Miller Band’s 1982 ...