Some years, a handful of songs dominate our playlists, festival stages and social media trends. In others, the playing field feels a lot more level, greatness more evenly distributed. The last 12 ...

Listen closely… can you hear them? With the chattering teeth of the cold setting in, I think I can as the shivers shake the sleigh bells to life. The arguments will start about when is an acceptable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The End,” Five Finger Death Punch’s latest radio single, featuring Japanese rockers BABYMETAL, ascends 2-1 to become the former’s ...

Five Finger Death Punch claims its record 13th consecutive leader, while BABYMETAL becomes the first Japanese act to reign. By Kevin Rutherford Five Finger Death Punch extends its record No. 1 streak ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I Refuse” features Maria Brink from In This Moment, marking her first ruler on an airplay chart solo or with her band; In This ...

"I Refuse" becomes the band's 12th No. 1 in a row. By Kevin Rutherford Five Finger Death Punch extends its record for the most consecutive No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “I ...

Billy Joel is one of the all-time great pop legends — the piano man who’s kept the world singing along for over fifty years and thousands of Saturday nights. He’s a songwriter with an attic full of ...

Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best songs of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite tracks ...

The strength of the guitar in jazz is its ability to do many things. With a less defined role than the piano or a brass instrument, it can push and pull compositions in a multitude of directions. It ...

America was a mighty weird place in 1975 — but music was the weirdest thing about it. The entire culture was changing fast. It was the year Jaws invented the Hollywood blockbuster. Saturday Night Live ...

Known as Daddy G, he recorded with Jackie Wilson, Chuck Willis and others, but he was best known for the Gary U.S. Bonds smash “Quarter to Three.” By Bill Friskics-Warren Gene Barge, one of the last ...