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

David Lynch worked with a rock star he likened to Elvis Presley and an "egg-born offspring of collective humanity." ...

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up Here's a sampling of Seeger's music, both his own songs and ...

Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on ...

One good thing about growing up Black in Miami during the 1950s was that everybody knew everybody. I thought about that when I learned of the death of Sam Moore. Friends called; they wanted to know if ...

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

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

The first sounds you hear when you drop the needle — or click the digital file — on Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks are ...

The Official UK Singles Chart reflects the UK’s biggest songs of the week, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, compiled by the Official Charts Company. The UK Top 40 is ...

By Kevin Rutherford Bad Bunny’s “DTMF” becomes the first song to debut at No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart since August 2024, bowing atop the Jan. 18-dated survey. The TikTok ...