The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

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If you're looking to dive into classic country music, these songs from some of the genre's most celebrated artists are great ...

This smooth, storytelling song from Warren G and Nate Dogg epitomizes the 1990s G-funk sound that emerged from West Coast ...

Apparently, it does not end with them. The fallout radius of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle continues to ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

There was no shortage of talent or personalities among the musicians in ‘70s Lynyrd Skynyrd. But unlike some other huge bands ...

So, on this slow January release day, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and WRTI's Nate Chinen catch you up on the best albums we heard in December in between "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and ...

The fossils, unearthed in the late 1950s in the Ushikawa district of Toyohashi, about 140 miles southwest of Tokyo, have long been considered among Japan’s most significant prehistoric discoveries.

He popularised many songs that benefited from his shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach. For the first time a 3-CD Al Jolson set containing the master takes of every one of his 1945-1950 ...