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American Pie continues to resonate. Madonna covered it in 2000, scoring a global millennium hit with a song she described as ...

Garbage, Oasis, and Björk each released iconic alternative rock songs in 1995 with emotional and unforgettable lyrics.

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan reflects on Lemmy, lyrical regrets, and why Tool now feels like "grandpa music" to younger fans.

Tommy Steele and Big Mama Thornton are among the most underappreciated classic rock icons in the history of music.

So it’s fascinating how little we’ve heard from singer-songwriter, actor, and occasional late-night-TV fixture Harry Styles ...

Japan's punk rock lawyer Akihiro Shima was belting out songs at a packed bar in Tokyo, sporting a mohawk and bright-red ...

Harry Styles released a new single titled 'Aperture' after announcing that his fourth studio album will drop in March ...

As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.

From The Strokes to Olivia Rodrigo to Frank Ocean, here are our picks for the greatest debut albums since the dawn of the new ...

In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever. By Jon Pareles The 21st century has not been kind to ...