"Of all nations," wrote Walt Whitman, "the United States with veins full of poetical stuff most need poets and will doubtless have the greatest and use them the greatest." This prediction in ...

"When we try to think about what does it mean to be American, this almost impossible question, one of the ways we might try and answer that is through music," said Nate Sloan, a professor of ...

We asked 25 people to tell us about a song that captures the sound of the present, speaks to where American culture is going, or otherwise evokes this moment in time. Here are their answers, including ...

The chart-topper became a cultural landmark, with its influence and reputation extending far beyond its original four-week ...

What is an “American song”? Simply defining this term raises a whole bunch of questions. Is an “American song” one that is about America? Is it one that played a role in American history, or one that ...

The 2026 American Music Awards are coming later this month, and the star-studded performers list has just been revealed. The show will be hosted by Queen Latifah, and airs live beginning at 8 p.m. ET ...

Despite Dire Straits being from London, their signature rock song “Money For Nothing” sounds like it was written while driving down an American highway, windows down, with dust flying through the air.

Independence Day, July 4, is synonymous with a couple of scenes: burgers on the grill, bathing suits by the pool, and, of course, fireworks in the sky. While everyone’s summer memories look a little ...