Taste of Country said many more country stars such as Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Doug Stone, Shelby Lynne, ...

In honor of the city's bicentennial in 2025, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell wrote a series of poems centered on the ...

Cent’s signature song 'In Da Club' has entered a rare echelon among streaming hits by surpassing 2 billion streams on Spotify ...

While most rock songs center around a titular electric guitar riff, Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” uses a bassline as the basic building block. John Deacon’s riff is almost as iconic as the ...

After years of spiraling thoughts and second-guessing myself, I learned how to open up without letting fear take over.

Among those things being put into the public domain is the iconic official Georgia state song, “Georgia on My Mind.” The song ...

I cannot explain my astonishment that a place like Brown exists, nor my grief in finding that someone would want to destroy ...

Billy Steele, Deputy Editor, Reviews I didn’t discover Bandsplain in 2025, but I definitely listened to it more than any ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

It's the most special (special) season yet on the chart for the festive favorite. By Gary Trust Wham!’s “Last Christmas” is the No. 1 song in the world, snowballing three places to the top of the ...

After nearly 11 months in office, the president’s tendency to talk about his predecessor is more pronounced than ever. President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Biden at Mr. Trump’s inauguration ...