Given how many outstanding albums were released that year, how can any respectable music critic — well, me — claim it was an inferior year compared to 1972, 1973 or 1974? Those were the exact years ...

Two songs that deftly blend country and hip-hop influences reign as the longest-leading No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

Our list of the best songs of 2024, featuring Porter Robinson, Sabrina Carpenter, Father John Misty, Jessica Pratt, and more.

Tom Waits apparently did not love the way rock band Eagles covered his 1973 'Closing Time' album-opener, "Ol' '55".

Folk music is criminally underrepresented in the 21st century, but back in the day these three folks songs graced the charts' ...

The year 1975 was a very good one for Elton John and Chicago. It was pretty good as well for artists from Olivia Newton-John ...

Andy Chertow’s hair has grown 10 feet long since he last got a haircut in 1974 in Syracuse, New York. It was the day before ...

Retro Roundup will continue its look at 1970s hits outside the Billboard top 10 next week, but this week I want to offer ...

Hospital Radio Norwich, which started in 1974, offers a bespoke live broadcast show every weekday evening playing requests from those at the N&N. Co-founders, Bob Proudfoot, Irenee Batch and Mike ...

The Rolling Stones released its 12th album, It's Only Rock 'n Roll, on October 18th, 1974 which came out to middling reviews from critics and included songs such as "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".

These are my 25 favorite songs of 2024. (Although many other gems are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all the same artists.) Including, but not limited to: hits, flops, obscurities ...

With that simpatico backing, Cash sings songs (all written by him) about home, family, and especially the love of his life, June Carter Cash. Too often these sorts of endeavors are a bit ...