John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become an unofficial anthem for the U.S. men’s national team at the 2026 ...

Olivia Rodrigo's single "The Cure" ties as her longest-running No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Streaming Songs chart, ...

On this day 45 years ago a rock legend's "meaningless" made up song reached No. 1 on the charts.

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Queen was inspired by a robust crowd at a show. They paid it forward by writing a hit that invited concertgoers to ...

Taylor Swift's wedding is viewed by fans through the prism of two decades of her writing about marriage, with wildly ...

These iconic songs use inanimate objects as metaphors or narrative foundations for songs about heartache, budding romance, ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, ...

Both cities reached 75 degrees. Bismarck broke its March 19 record of 70 set more than a century ago, in 1910, according to the National Weather Service. Dickinson's previous record was 71, set in ...

Inside the rehearsals for the world premiere musical starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, directed by Marc Bruni.

If there's one thing Steely Dan fans love, it's trying to figure out the meaning behind Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's lyrics, which aren't always particularly...straightforward. Take, for example, ...