Music has the power to move us, uplift us, and even haunt us — but sometimes, the stories behind our favorite songs are far ...

Cyndi Lauper still doesn’t understand the backlash one of her songs received. In a recent interview with The Independent, the pop star recalled the moment “She Bop,” her popular 1984 track, got added ...

was a year for musical artistry where anything was possible, and artists worked together to establish a space where acceptance flowed freely.

“Death of a Clown” reached No. 3 on the U.K. singles chart. The track features all four original Kinks members, with Dave on lead vocals and guitar; Ray on rhythm guitar, backing vocals, and piano; ...

From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...

The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions, and sales data.

From sorrowful mourning to polemical rage, these songs deal with the death of the civil-rights icon in moving, revelatory ways. King’s celebrated “I have a dream” speech has been sampled by ...

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had ...

The hits we remember from the 1980s can be split into two categories: the ones we continue to love, and those we continue to hate. Sure, there was a lot of fluff produced in the decade (as is the case ...

However, his only chart appearances in the U.S. are from 1984′s “My Ever Changing Moods,” and playing the guitar solo on the 1996 Oasis smash, “Champagne Supernova.” The late 70s German disco band ...

The best 90s songs reflect music in transition: From alternative to hip-hop to electronic and beyond, we count down the best from a wild musical decade. The best 90s songs reveal a simple fact ...