University of Texas musicologist Hannah Lewis discusses the power of Burt Bacharach's music in Mark Morris Dance Group's "The ...

Blinded by the Light didn't connect at first, but time and context turned Bruce Springsteen's song into a fan favorite.

A researcher and songwriter spent a month generating thousands of songs and an entire fictional post-punk band to test the ...

This famous ghazal singer took a break from music after his son passed away, and when he came back, he sang the most ...

Some of music’s biggest hits have surprising origins hidden in plain sight. It is easy to assume that the voice singing a ...

Stranger Things has always been a show that has a song in its heart, and that was especially true of the finale. The Duffer ...

The artist born Abby-Lynn Keen is preparing to release her excellent new album, ‘Paracosm’, and head out on an arena tour ...

The artist born Abby-Lynn Keen is preparing to release her excellent new album, ‘Paracosm’, and head out on an arena tour ...

Rock legend Nick Cave might have been a natural to ask to write a theme song for “Train Dreams,” even if he didn’t have any ...

In November, the band put out its first record, “Beat of Abyss,” a monumental moment for them as musicians. The album is filled with clean guitar riffs, energetic drum buildups and heartfelt lyrics.

Sister Sledge were the inspiration for ‘We Are Family’, meaning Kathy is singing about herself and her sisters in the song.

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