Below, we're taking a look at 60 Rock Songs Inspired by Books and Literature, for the most part limiting it to one entry per ...

Country music is all about getting honest and real, and singing about death is just about as raw and real as it gets. Though the song are often very sad, they also provide catharsis for grieving ...

This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs. Whoever invented the phrase “dog days of summer” clearly never thought of 2024’s seasonal music onslaught.

The statement in “Revolution” was mine. The lyrics stand today. It’s still my feeling about politics.” Band tensions aside, some critics denounced Lennon’s song for its neutral ...

28. B-52s, “Love Shack” The music video for 1989’s “Love Shack” perfectly suits the B-52’s, one of the ‘80s most colorful and ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

It’s upbeat—as much as a sub-two-minute song can be—but what’s wonderful about “Hinoki Wood” is that you can hear the creaks of Margaret’s ivories as she presses them. This song ...

Off his freshly minted solo EP The post Hear Serj Tankian’s Dramatic New Solo Single, ‘Life’s Revengeful Son’ appeared first ...

Paul McCartney wrote quite a few songs about John Lennon and vice-versa. It makes sense why. The famed Beatles songwriters had a complicated relationship that teetered between brotherly and ...

The feminist movement in pop music during the 1970s was about more than just sexual liberation—it was about redefining the role of women in society and in music. These artists showed that women could ...

November 12, 2024 • We update our running list of the year's best songs with more calming sounds from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, the electronic artist Jon Hopkins, Muno singer Katie Gavin's new ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...