As American Songwriter reported, frontman Doug Fieger claimed to have written "My Sharona" in just 15 minutes...and it only ...

Some may call Mark Morrison a “one-hit wonder”, but his classic song is one of the most iconic in R&B history. It celebrates 30 years today.

Martina McBride's "Independence Day" took country music by the reigns in the 90s. Here's the story of how the song came about ...

During her "Movies & Musicals" show, Schwartz will give the crowd a taste of that show by performing the title track to the 1980 film, "9 to 5” by Parton and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Sandra ...

One hell of a duo. After what seemed like the better half of two decades of being ignored by the industry, it seems like women in country music are finally getting the recognition that they've ...

March 2, 1996, Martina McBride soared to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now known as the Hot ...

Few songs have the power to stop listeners in their tracks quite like this heartbreaking country ballad. More than two decades after its release, the emotional narrative told by these lyrics continues ...

Unfortunately we’ve arrived at the gun-toting, deer-hunting, small-minded, small-town-is-king, screw-everyone-who-doesn’t-think-like-me angry MAGA era of country.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson's musical drama "Song Sung Blue," that earned the latter an Oscar nomination for best actress is dropping on Peacock. The film is inspired by the real-life story of a Neil ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Harry Styles's "As It Was" becomes his first hit to spend two years ...

On January 28th, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song he’d written “in response to the state terror being visited on the ...