Between disco, rock, R&B, funk and soul music the 70s saw some of the greatest sonic outputs of any era, and to this day many of these songs are still celebrated and able to find new audiences due ...

When Taylor Swift has just introduced 31 brand new songs to the world, as she did in April with the deluxe double-album that is “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” it may be a fool ...

In a sense, Mandela's triumph was foreshadowed by a song released 14 years previously, in 1980, which promised "better days" to a country that desperately needed them. The song was Paradise Road ...

The disco genre is unique combining elements of soul, funk, gospel and electronic music to make for uptempo danceable rhythms characterized by a song length that extends beyond the traditional 3 ...

Many of Michael Jackson‘s posthumously released songs are available on streaming. Three were removed. One member of Jackson’s family questioned their authenticity. La Toya Jackson said some ...

"Fantasy," the lead single from Carey's fifth studio album "Daydream," was the first song in the modern era to become an immediate and long-lasting hit. It debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated ...

So, we want to know: What song reminds you of your mom? (It's a question we've asked a handful of times over the years.) Record a voice memo telling us about it and email it to us at allsongs@npr.org.

Song of Songs is a mosaic of love poems which has a loosely defined plot. The original text does not include indications for each speaker, but most translations include notes naming the Bride and ...

Former Cosmopolitan Senior Editor of News Analysis and Opinion Naureen Khan says this is the song that made her realize just how big Swift could be back in 2006. "We should've known she was a genius.

But, like many of the songs on Swift’s second foray into folk-leaning pop, it’s airy to the point of fluttering into the ether. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.