Surely continuing to spark warm thoughts amid winter, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” climbs to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, dated Jan. 27. The song, released on Republic Records, ...

His newest single becomes his 24th career AC top 10. By Gary Trust Billy Joel is back in the top 10 of Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart (dated Feb. 24) as “Turn the Lights Back On” – his first ...

Benson Boone achieves his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, as “Beautiful Things” rises a spot to the top of the survey dated March 29. The song leads in its 55th week on the chart, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Taylor Swift's three current hits on Billboard's Adult Contemporary ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04: Singer Miley Cyrus attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, ...

Chromeo have shared their latest single ‘Personal Effects’ and have announced their sixth studio album ‘Adult Contemporary’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontman Dave 1. READ ...

On her sophomore album Hold the Girl, Rina Sawayama, the breakout British artist known for the mashup style of her 2020 debut—Y2K pop meets nu-metal meets ‘90s R&B—doubles down on her sonic signature.

As the adult contemporary genre continues to dominate, some programmers from the “easy listening” format are contemplating how to put rap into rotation. By Jason Lipshutz, Billboard Last week, Maroon ...

With the release today of Slipstream, her 16th studio album in 41 years and the first on her own label, it's worth taking a moment to acknowledge Bonnie Raitt as the greatest adult-contemporary ...

On a warm, hazy Monday in August, tucked away in a nondescript office park in Milford, Connecticut, Keith Dakin, Kevin Begley and Allan Lamberti were deciding the sound of Star 99.9, a radio station ...

On Feb. 20, 1981, WORJ-FM — better known as Zeta 7 — transmitted its last hour of progressive, album-oriented rock and roll. The disc jockeys cried, and loyal listeners turned their Zeta 7 license ...