Penned by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788, Burns confessed that he had gathered the words after hearing an old man recite ...

Pronounced “Old Lang Zyne,” experts say it started as a poem, and has since become a song that is now a staple in New Year’s ...

There are many ways to use mnemonics to improve memory. Music is a common mnemonic device, which may explain why you can remember a pile of decades-old song lyrics but not a lick of what you’ve ...

When it came time to commission a new pop song for her bittersweet romance Materialists, Celine Song had a simple guideline for prospective songwriters: Make it like John Prine’s “In Spite of ...

People of all ages relate music to their own lives. We choose many of our favorite songs because they mean something to us personally. They reflect our sense of self. Music doesn’t get much more ...

April is historically one of the top-performing months for the U.S. stock market. But this time, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were on pace to close out a tumultuous month with ...

KISS fans are celebrating the long-awaited release of ”Mistake.” The 50-year-old song, written by founding member Paul Stanley, is included on the band’s newly released Dressed to Kill 50th ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rihanna’s decade-old hit “Where Have You Been” becomes a U.K.

Swifties knew “Eldest Daughter” was going to be a major highlight of The Life of a Showgirl, but nobody was prepared for how subtly self-referential it would be. The album’s longest song is also the ...

Welcome to “The Lyrics of a Showgirl.” Any Taylor Swift album is endlessly quotable, and her 12th is far from the first exception, even if you have to go a few tracks in to “The Life of a Showgirl” to ...

The music world is still trying to cope after a chilling twist involving rising singer, D4vd took place. It all began when his abandoned Tesla car was found with the remains of a 15-year-old. After ...

Hear tracks by Tyla, Kassa Overall, Syd, Jay Som and others. By Jon Pareles Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...