It doesn’t help me,” Marianne Faithfull bluntly said when asked if songwriting “helped” her. “What is this? F–king therapy?” she added. “I do not write things to help myself.” Despite a non-remedial ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

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Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

And there was also a shift toward self-improvement. The 1970s - the writer Tom Wolfe famously dubbed it the Me Decade. After the kind of activism of the '60s, Americans and baby boomers in particular ...

The R&B singer known for smooth moves and sexy lyrics suffered a tragic accident that changed his life forever ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

For musical artist and third-year pop performance major Luna Day, life has always been a thing of art — both visually and sonically. Whether it was watercolors on a canvas, Elto ...

A previously unreleased song by Tina Turner reveals an interesting connection between her and Australian rock band AC/DC.

Among the many types of music released as singles in the 1970s, there were plenty of instrumentals and excellent tunes to ...

infectious songs that transcended cultural and musical boundaries. The Musicians Union of Ghana (Musiga) shared a heartfelt tribute. "Teddy Osei was not only a pioneer in the world of music but ...