Sounds from the 1980s appear in modern pop songs all the time. Everyone from Lady Gaga to Taylor Swift has made hits with the vintage synths and drum machines that defined the neon decade. Chasing ...

It was the appearance of yet another ache/pang that put these songs on my mind. First, the ache/pang: My right thumb, which for a number of mornings has been sore when I've awakened, and has popped ...

Regardless of technological advancements or changing music trends, folk music never seems to go out of style. This may have to do with roots music forming the DNA from which most music styles evolve.

Brett Ryback showed up for his first day of school at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to discover he had a substitute teacher. Chamber opened its production of "Old Wicked Songs" Sept. 20 with the surprise ...

When the nominations for the 2025 CMA Awards came out, it was many mainstream country fans' first introduction to Stephen Wilson Jr., who scored a New Artist of the Year nod. But there’s more to ...

Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans. By Callie Holtermann When Sebastien Wall found out that cellphones ...

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Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music, where he speaks into any microphone that will have him and appears as a frequent panelist and guest host on All Songs Considered.

Taylor Swift debuted with her self-titled album in October 2006, and first appeared on the Billboard 200 on the Nov. 11, 2006-dated chart. The album's lead single, "Tim McGraw," was her first Hot ...

BTS member Kim Taehyung, aka V, recently surprised fans during a live session by playing a game called BTS Song World Cup. During the live, he had to pick his favourite song from the past.

Cardi B’s freshly released album, AM I THE DRAMA?, has bagged a significant achievement. The album, which was released on Friday, September 19, 2025, has become the second album by a female artist in ...