Chicago indie rockers Ratboys are releasing a new album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, on February 6, 2026 via New West, their ...

The Oscar-contending hitmakers, also including Hayley Williams, Raphael Saadiq and Michelle Zauner, trade notes and gossip ...

The Associated Press has selected the 10 best songs of the year, presented in no particular order. Read on and then listen to ...

According to L.A. Times pop music critic Mikael Wood, the year's finest LPs included projects by Jensen McRae, SZA and Madi ...

Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter Zach Bryan teased a new song that appeared to criticize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drawing online backlash from some of his more ...

Zach Bryan is many different things. To some, he’s one of the most introspective writers of our generation. To others, he’s a narcissistic sociopath. As one of the leaders of today’s songwriter-first ...

MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. Here we talk to Julian Bunetta about his start in the business, what he’s learned, AI, TikTok and ...

Paul McCartney's Wings era somehow remains underrated, even as interest in his first band shows no sign of abating. But they made their own very rich contributions to McCartney's legacy in the decade ...

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 ...

Knox News has launched a bracket-style voting competition to determine the best Dolly Parton song of all time. Only six songs remain. “Diamond Duels,” the third bracket round, is open Sept. 2-3. The ...

Each week, our Songs of the Week column highlights the best new tracks from the last seven days. Find our new favorites on our Top Songs playlist, and for more great songs from emerging artists, ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...