Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s "Sparks" debuts at No. 40 on the Official Singles chart, ...

Discovering the new hype songs all over the internet would normally take a few steps on platforms, but Apple wants to change that on Apple Music and Shazam with the latest "Viral" playlist feature.

Apple is launching a new global Viral Chart playlist in Apple Music that consists of tracks people are discovering through the company’s Shazam service. The playlist, which is updated daily, shows the ...

Your Party of the Year(s) lets users revisit their first-ever stream, top artists and most-played songs across their entire ...

Apple acquired Shazam nearly seven years ago, and since then the music discovery service has had a number of integrations with Apple Music. The latest: a ‘Viral Chart’ playlist for Apple Music users ...

Sophia James took the internet by storm in fall 2025 when she posted seven videos on TikTok, with each clip dividing fans into different groups based on which video found them first. The seventh and ...

The year 2025 has been a whirlwind year for music, with songs from every genre going viral and dominating playlists around the world. From pop chart-toppers to underground experiments, artists have ...

Shazam today announced the launch of its Viral Chart, which lists the fastest-growing songs of the week that were "discovered on screens and socials." "Shazam's new Viral Chart playlist doesn't just ...

For years now, eager musical artists have posted short snippets of songs on TikTok in the hopes of infecting listeners with a viral hit. Just ask Paul Russell, who began teasing his “Best of My Love” ...