From chart-topping success to backlash, "My Sharona" remains one of rock’s most talked-about songs—and its inspiration is unforgettable.

In August 2002, Good Charlotte offered a bit of eat-the-rich prescience with their single “Lifestyles of the Rich and the ...

Today in Music History for Sept. 22: In 1929, Canadian composer and conductor Serge Garant was born in Quebec City. He died in 1986. In 1958, "To Know Him is to Love Him" by "The Teddy Bears" entered ...

Explore 8 Curtis Mayfield love songs that showcase his soulful falsetto, timeless grooves, and romantic brilliance—essential listening for soul and R&B fans.

Miley Cyrus and her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, didn’t speak for years after her parents’ divorce. Miley’s new song “Secrets” ...

Miley Cyrus teamed up with Fleetwood Mack’s Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood on her latest track “Secrets,” which is dedicated to her dad Billy Ray Cyrus.

The Netherlands has joined several countries urging the Eurovision Song Contest to exclude Israel due to its actions in Gaza.

Every year, summer arrives with a buzzing energy. School’s out, the sun is shining, music is blaring out of car windows and speakers are blasting on the beach. But this summer, the ...

The tidiest explanation for the pop star’s success is that she befriended an underestimated audience of girls and young women. That’s only part of the story.

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Yes, the year's most popular song, Alex Warren's "Ordinary," is relentlessly romantic, an ode to marriage inspired, Warren has said, by worship music. Unrequited or half-realized love is sombr's ...