Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 25: (L-R) Barry Kerch, Eric Bass ...

Multi-platinum, chart-topping band Shinedown has released a live version of their current #1 single “A Symptom Of Being Human.” The new version was recorded in Denver this past fall at the final date ...

Multi-platinum band Shinedown has topped the charts once again with their current single “A Symptom Of Being Human” officially landing at #1 at Active Rock. This marks Shinedown's record-breaking 21st ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Brent Smith of Shinedown ...

Legendary rock band Shinedown has big plans for their mind-altering hit ‘A Symptom of Being Human.” "We've got a bunch of different versions of the song right now," says Shinedown lead singer Brent ...

Brent Smith was sitting in a slow-moving line of ATVs and golf carts at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September when he saw them start to assemble. Thousands of fans — a growing sea of humanity — ...

It's rare that a rock star wants to know about your local music scene, but apparently Brent Smith, lead singer of Shinedown, is a fan of bluegrass -- and Northwest Arkansas in general. "It's a very ...

It’s fast approaching mid-February and 2023 is in full unapologetic swing; the evenings are getting lighter, the veiled predictions of another ‘Beast from The ...

Shinedown adds to its record number of No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, strutting to the top of the March 15-dated survey with “Dance, Kid, Dance.” The song becomes Shinedown’s ...

In its 20-year history, Shinedown has released 31 singles. But the rock band’s hit, “A Symptom of Being Human,” might be its most crucial. Over gentle acoustic guitar, swelling strings and piano, ...