Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As of 2026, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been charting hit albums ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the most influential rock bands in music history. With the 2026 Netflix documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel, there is renewed ...

It's not often that a cover manages to live up to, and even outshine, the original, but if any cover can, it's this Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover. In 1989, they already had a few albums out, but they ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers return to the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts with "Can’t Stop," which reenters both rankings. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: (Exclusive Coverage) (L ...

There aren't many active American rock bands that have enjoyed the kind of longevity and shapeshifting path the Red Hot Chili Peppers have. When the band formed in 1983, they exploded onto a Los ...

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...