Legendary Beatles member John Lennon was killed on Dec. 8, 1980, at age 40. Here are 15 photos reflecting the singer's most ...
Marvin Gaye’s classic soul song, “Baby Don’t You Do It”, created a blueprint for future rock legends like The Band and The Who.
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The Oscar-contending hitmakers, also including Hayley Williams, Raphael Saadiq and Michelle Zauner, trade notes and gossip ...
Steve Cropper, a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, has died at age 84. The guitarist passed away on Wednesday in ...
The Shirelles, an all-black girl group out of New Jersey, had just cracked the Top 40 in September 1960 and needed a follow-up hit. Don Kirshner, impresario of a songwriting factory in Manhattan's ...
A breakdown of which stars crafted their biggest songs—and which relied on the pens of powerhouse songwriters. In the vibrant, often complex ecosystem of popular music, the creation of a chart-topping ...
"8 decades in and he has the excitement of a young man." HBO Max has revealed an official trailer for Paul Anka: His Way, a ...
In this tired debut, music journalist McCabe lionizes “larger-than-life” rock music titans from 1955 to the present. Each chapter covers a star’s early life, career, and contributions, beginning with ...