Marshall suits the Godfather of Soul’s groove well, because her songs always ride on instinct, never feeling mannered or overly contrived. Even while interpreting Brown’s standalone R&B, Marshall ...

What’s the difference between a great cover song and a banal cover song that brings little or nothing to the table? One is like tasting a delicious, unexpectedly creative version of your favorite dish ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...

Looking for the best cover songs of 2023? We've got you covered, as we've sifted through countless hard rock and metal covers that have spooled out over the first portion of 2023 to determine the best ...

Cover songs, at some point, became part of nu-metal culture. To be more specific, these were mostly covers of pop songs. Sure, some did it before Limp Bizkit unleashed their take on George Michael's ...

The artists we love and respect most have a tendency to drop a cover song here and there. It’s a perennial occurrence at this point, as performing renditions of other people’s art has become a ...

What are the greatest cover songs? That was the question posed in my Oct. 15 Sunday Arts+Culture article, “Can a cover song be better than the original version? Absolutely! Here are six of the ...

Ben Platt’s recent cover of Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” has gone viral on social media. The appeal was the song choice and change in performance style – an unexpected crossover between Platt’s musical ...

The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few years ...

Take a moment, click on this video link and listen to the song. Try not to read the title or the video description, but listen and feel the music. It’s very good. It is one of my favorite cover songs.