For those who've discovered that Dry January has been more excruciating than expected, we have help: a dive into great songs that explore sobriety. "I'm coming up on five years sober so this is all ...

No song in Eilish's lifetime had achieved this double victory, and none had achieved it since Finneas was 18 months old. By Paul Grein “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas won the Oscar ...

It all started with a bank teller. Dolly Parton’s immortal “Jolene” — a song that has long served as one of America’s great rock-era standards — was inspired by a red-headed bank employee giving ...

Even a casual music fan knows exactly when to expect the emotional upswing in Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” the confident refrain of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss,” and the explosive chorus laid down in ...

What Will 2025’s Song Of The Summer Be? Memorial Day often marks the unofficial start to the summer season. And with summer, that brings music – whether it’s festivals or hit songs. So what goes into ...

Disco is a music genre and a subculture born out of a dance floor and pioneered by Black musicians, DJs and producers in the 1970s and early 1980s. The word disco comes from the Italian discoteca, ...

It's the first time in 11 years that there is just one difference in the lineups in the two categories. By Paul Grein As Recording Academy voters pore over the 2026 nominations list before final-round ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do we have a certain taste in music, ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...

As Recording Academy voters pore over the 2026 nominations list before final-round voting closes on Jan. 5, they are sure to notice that the nominees for record and song of the year are nearly ...