Every year, music fans wonder which song will be crowned the "song of the summer." Business Insider uses Billboard charts and streaming stats to determine the season's defining hit. This year, the ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain’s ‘A Sound So Very Loud’ digs into the Britpop band’s entire discography, from "Wonderwall" to rare ...

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Carrie Underwood's American Idol journey has come full circle. Fans first met Underwood when she auditioned for season 4 of the singing competition. Following her 2005 victory, Underwood went on to ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

After his voice was heard on countless hits throughout the 1970s and early ’80s, it was high time that Michael McDonald stepped into the spotlight. He did it in 1982 with a killer track called “I Keep ...

Here's the best song from every Dream Theater studio LP (including 2025’s Parasomnia)! As someone who's written a book on the band, I can confidently say that no other artist has had as much of an ...

Taylor Swift is notorious for penning lyrics about the highs — and lows — of her own high-profile romances over the years. On her 2012 album, Red, Swift wrote about infidelity on the track “Girl at ...

For years, goal songs have signaled joy in NHL arenas. Our staff rated each one, based on personal opinions and how the tune fits the team.

Country music is full of sad or touching songs that are sure to bring on the waterworks the first few times you hear them. However, not every tear-jerker retains its punch with multiple listens. Songs ...