When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. To make a truly memorable comedy song with both longevity and mass appeal is a hard task. But to ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped. Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech ...

“We have songs that we wrote with Gary that we never recorded,” Van Zant told French outlet Riff X. Guitarist Rickey Medlocke followed up Van Zant’s reveal by sharing that the band discovered the ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd has “about 30 songs” written with late guitarist Gary Rossington that the band still hopes to record and release. In a recent conversation with French outlet Riff X, singer Johnny Van ...

Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of Taylor Swift’s artistry and impact on pop culture! From the hidden gems in “The Life of a Showgirl” to the songs that hit you right in the soul, we ...

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

When I listen to a song, I listen for the lyrics. The words put images in my head, if they're good, like a Springsteen line. (Singing) The screen door slams. Mary's dress waves. Or they convey an ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

In November 1979, Paul McCartney was working on a special new album, McCartney II, which would mark the second-greatest shift in his career. But before he released the album, he gave fans a little ...

While his voice carried the weight of the road and his guitar favored restraint over flash, Chris Rea built a body of work defined by atmosphere, honesty and quiet endurance that continues to resonate ...