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It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?
Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty of great rock, country and dance-pop to go around. This week, Billboard is ...
The singer’s “Sports Car” is a hit, but why does it sound so familiar? Jon Caramanica explains from his car in the latest “Popcast” song of the week video.
Popular music seems an odd stage for a revolution in good generational vibes. After all, the business of music is skewed toward selling the sex-appeal of edgy young artists. So why is music telling ...
This week in Philadelphia music features two top-flight singer-songwriters playing the Met, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Penn professor drumming at Solar Myth, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul bringing the hits ...
Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix ...
Long the topic of debate as to rock 'and' roll's origins, one Delta blues legend Howlin' Wolf record has been put forward as the genre's first possible cut.
Afrobeats may be the hot sound of the moment, but Davido remembers a very recent past when music from Africa wasn’t embraced globally, amid a perception the continent was one of ...
Elton John credited Metallica as having one of the "best songs ever written," comparing it to the folk classic, "Greensleeves." ...
Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has been named on the TIME100 Most Influential People list for 2025. Is Nashville in his future?
Irish star Hozier has been named as one of the most influential people on the prestigious The Times list for 2025.
Live music galore including shows at Abacoa Amphitheater, Canyon Amphitheater and Meyer Amphitheatre as well as two 5Ks.