A new analysis of popular music from the last half-century reveals that while the lyrics of chart-topping American songs have ...

“D IE WITH a smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars was the anthem of 2025. The soppy ballad climbed charts in more than 30 countries and became the longest-running daily number-one song on Spotify, a ...

The fall looks primed to be a strong season of concerts by — and appealing to — the LGBTQ community. Among the highlights in the category of the well-known, consider Andy Bell (Lincoln), Jane Lynch ...

The past year was dominated by interconnected global crises unlike anything witnessed in multiple generations. The continuing Israeli genocide of Palestinians, backed by the imperialist powers, drove ...

The study of popular music heritage and cultural identity explores how communities anchor themselves to a collective past while simultaneously negotiating modernity. Popular music heritage embodies ...

Once, the world swung to the rhythm of jazz—from the lively dives of New Orleans to urban nightclubs, from dance floors to radio airwaves. Jazz, with its roots in communal Black expression, became a ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Yahoo News entertainment reporter, Kelsey Weekman, about a spate of new pop songs that draw on worship traditions in megachurches. ALEX WARREN: (Singing) They say the ...

The Fairbanks First United Methodist Church’s popular Music & More series kicks off 2026 at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16, with Jonathan ...