Sweet dreams, Brian Wilson. The world is already a lonelier place without him, after the news of his death on Wednesday, the week before his 83rd birthday. For the ultimate poet of summer, it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" reaches a new peak on the Official ...

Sting included a tribute to Brian Wilson in his concert in Rostock, Germany on Wednesday evening, performing an acoustic rendition of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." "Today, one of my heroes died, ...

The Beach Boys (clockwise from left Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Dennis Wilson) in 1964. Brian Wilson, the chief architect behind surf-rock supernovas The Beach Boys, who ...