American novelist Thomas Pynchon has inspired many artists with his postmodernist literature, here we take delve and select ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real p ...

But then, also like some of us, perhaps you look back on the wealth of phenomenal songs the year gave us, and suddenly it’s: Come back, ’24, all is forgiven. Whether it was an unusually great ...

With so many constant releases in Latin music, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions ...

NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone. December 2, 2024 • You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense ...

The podcast creators challenged John 5 to choose his five favorite vinyl records at The Record Parlour in Los Angeles for the ...

There were a bunch of creditable spin-off bands from the Deep Purple family tree, along with some truly wacky projects. In ...

Here are four songs written or co-written by Jeff Lynne that were hits for other artists in honor of the ELO frontman’s 77th ...

Deliver Me from Nowhere' is slated to premiere sometime in 2025 Bruce Springsteen has some thoughts on Jeremy Allen White's ...

Over the course of his decade-long career, he released 11 albums and 14 singles, all of which became hits across the globe. Here, we look back at some of his finest moments with our pick of the ten ...