MTV made it big with music videos. Where does it stand today?

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

Dionne Warwick, Saweetie, and Mya team up on a new song for climate change

Dionne Warwick, Saweetie, and Mya are teaming up to record a new version of the Diane Warren song, “One Heart (Can Change The ...

Hear the music from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in

Listen to the music played by DJ mOma's tracks selected for welcome music at the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Zohran ...

9 of the Blackest moments of 2025

OPINION: Sometimes you have to pop out and show people, and Blackness did just that in 2025. Editor’s note: The ...

Deftones bet against Y2K nostalgia. The move paid off on 'private music'

Frontman Chino Moreno says the alternative rock band has defied expectations at every turn. Their Grammy-nominated 10th ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1958, Johnny Cash Played His First-Ever Prison Concert and Changed One Inmate’s Life (and the Country Music World) Forever

Sixty-eight years ago today, Johnny Cash played his first-ever prison concert and unknowingly changed the country music world.

The true story of Song Sung Blue really is as wild as it is in the new movie

Tearjerking movie Song Sung Blue, starring Hugh Jackman and a Golden Globe-nominated Kate Hudson, tells the true story of ...
Consequence

Rock Hall Shares Video of Soundgarden and Taylor Momsen Performing “Rusty Cage”: Watch

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has posted official video of Soundgarden and Taylor Momsen performing "Rusty Cage" at the 2025 ...