Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour nears its London ...

If Irish quintet Snow Patrol is tiring of its role as That Band That Kind of Sounds Like, but Isn't, Coldplay, it shows no evidence of it. Unlike Coldplay, Snow Patrol doesn't seem at all embarrassed ...

Matt Cardle has been described as "very powerful and emotive" by songwriter Guy Chambers. Chambers, most famous for his former partnership with Robbie Williams, has co-written two songs on the X ...