This super underrated 1981 song from Kris Kristofferson features some of the most arresting and emotional song lyrics of his career. According to actor and unabashed Kristofferson fan Ethan Hawke, for ...

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Guns N' Roses have made their way into the country world, as there's a new country song about a GN'R T-shirt making the ...

Explore the story behind Eagles' iconic "Hotel California" lyrics. Crack the meaning and mysteries of this classic rock masterpiece.

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Love might be the most universal emotion to write about, but these songs are one of the flimsiest, creepiest, or downright gross ways of capturing romance.

Somebody with an incredible sense of humor decided to repurpose West’s recent string of outrageous (and now deleted) tweets into a country song—and ... The lyrics used several of his out ...

We caught up with the band's Graham Gouldman and Kevin Godley for the inside track on one of the 20th century’s greatest but most unconventional ballads ...

Jon Batiste talks about performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, his future with the Kennedy Center, and more ...

In news we didn't expect to be reporting this week, a Canadian country and western band are creating something of a stir with ...