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BigXthaPlug is one of the leaders of hip-hop’s new school, and he’s looking to prove he’s more than a rapper with his country-trap pivot. Ever since the arrival of his slide guitar-tinged breakout hit ...

In a new study, high-energy, less acoustic songs evoked personal memories featuring amusement and excitement, while lower-energy, more acoustic songs evoked memories characterized by calmness, romance ...

According to the charts, Alex Warren's hit single "Ordinary" is the undisputed song of the summer. The song has reigned at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks, but fans and critics remain unenthused.

Drake, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, the Creator, are usually reliable hitmakers. But the songs they’ve put out this summer haven’t stuck around. Instead, listeners keep returning to a power ballad from 1998: ...

Billboard's Makin' Tracks looks at the writing and recording behind the Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton collaboration "A Song to Sing." By Tom Roland When Big Loud released “A Song to Sing” to ...

Don’t mess with the Sandman. Adam Sandler is setting the record straight on the meaning behind a scathing lyric in his “SNL:50” song. During the 50th anniversary special of “Saturday Night Live,” the ...

Clockwise from top left: Rico Nasty, Arca, Justin Bieber, Yung Lean, and james K. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: YouTube (Rico Nasty, Miley Cyrus, Lucy Dacus, Wet Leg, Yung Lean) If you couldn’t ...

SHE STARTS UP PRETTY EASY AT ALMOST 60, THIS RED CORVETTE STINGRAY STILL RUNS LIKE A CHAMP. DON’T WRECK IT WITH THE ORIGINAL 327 ENGINE. FUN SOUND OWNER JIM BAIRD, A RETIRED ARMY MAJOR AND COMMERCIAL ...

Earlier this summer, Materialists was hotly anticipated. With internet darlings Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal, as well as Captain America himself, Chris Evans, what was marketed mostly as a romantic ...

Fans of Jimin are infuriated by Song Da-eun's now-deleted ‘surprise’ video, saying that she posted the clip without his consent and questioned his privacy. BTS member Jimin and actor Song Da-eun have ...

Anime makes itself memorable through creative stories and stunning animation, but sometimes it needs a little extra push, and that is why anime opening theme songs have become so popular. These catchy ...