Even if genius seemed to come easy to Billy Joel, getting a song absolutely right was a lot more difficult than it seemed.

Even if Billy Joel had a lighthearted side in his songs, there were more than a few dark chapters he wanted to explore as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Billy Joel’s 2025 hasn’t gone exactly as planned. The piano man was ...

For those of you unfamiliar, Cold Spring Harbor is Joel’s 1971 debut solo album, and it features early tracks such as “Tomorrow Is Today”, “She’s Got A Way”, “Everybody Loves You Now”, and “Turn ...

Billy Joel earned a reputation as one of the finest singles acts of his era. But you could also count on Billy Joel to give you albums that stood out as outstanding listens from start to finish. We ...

Billy Joel turns 77, and a fan ranks his ten greatest songs, skipping "Piano Man" in favor of deep cuts, rockers, and ...

One of the most cogent pieces of pop music analysis in recent memory is not an essay, or a review, or a magazine cover story, but a 2023 tweet from writer Matthew Perpetua, who broke Billy Joel's ...