Black women have long shaped the sound and soul of R&B music. Their voices—raw, emotional and unmatched—have given us timeless love songs that echo through generations. Whether they’re singing about ...

Carlos Santana took Fleetwood Mac’s song and made it unforgettable, turning a moody blues song into a spellbinding rock ...

Tom Petty wrote so many brilliant songs at such a prolific pace that it made sense that others would want to piggyback on that talent. In one instance, that created a bit of an uptown problem for ...

The song "Mine, Mine, Mine" is the song of the villain from Pocahontas, Governor Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe, in my opinion, is not ...

When D'Angelo entered the music scene, he wrote songs with deep soul and a profound reverence for Black women.

Garth Brooks' love song "She's Every Woman" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart dated Oct. 21, 1995.

Snoop voices one of the show’s main characters, a purple and yellow dog named Bow Wizzle, and raps at the end of the song ...

When it comes to breakups, you could say the women of country music do it best. Of course some will argue that point, so we'll soften our stance slightly: When it comes to breakups, country music ...

The pop charts used to be dominated by romantic love songs. Not so much anymore. Where did our love go? Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Love songs are so important. Think about all the songs ...

When the “I Love Ramona” album compilation was released in December, musician Cathryn Beeks’ tune of the same name barely made it in. “It’s basically just me playing the song on my ukulele, with ...

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