Most songwriters would like to forget the very first song they ever wrote, as such songs tend to be childish and clunky. Todd Rundgren, on the other hand, came out of the gate with an accomplished, bittersweet ballad called “Hello It’s Me,” that ...

The video starts with Styles arriving at an actual music video set (very meta) all alone. You can actually feel the loneliness of the moment in a way — and it echoes what the ac

There’s no doubt “What Was I Made For?” — the song Billie Eilish and her producer brother Finneas contributed to the “Barbie” movie soundtrack — has struck a deep chord with fans. The melancholy ballad has racked up more than 600 million ...

Can music be propaganda? Torture? How about a tool of manipulation, disorientation, and oppression? “Shift: Music, Meaning, Context” contemplates how music changes in form and interpretation as it moves across time, body, and place. Reflecting history ...

Blink-182 made waves in the late ’90s as pop-punk trailblazers. Much of their discography, more or less, centers on high-energy tracks with juvenile lyricism. However, across the group’s 10 studio albums, they weren’t afraid to touch on some deeper ...

After a two-year break, Olivia Rodrigo, 20, came back in full swing in 2023 with the release of her new album, "Guts." The pop singer's latest release follows her debut album, "Sour," which featured smash hits like "Drivers License," "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 ...