Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation “Birds of a Feather” was the second single from Billie Eilish’s third album, Hit ... read more
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Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
One of the first hit songs used in a major marketing campaign was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones. Microsoft paid $3 million to use it in commercials for Windows '95.
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The Swedish pop-rock duo Roxette found worldwide fame when an American exchange student brought a copy of their song "The Look" back home to Minneapolis and convinced a local radio station to give it a chance. It became the first of their four #1 US hits.
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The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
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Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
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Stunning, staggeringly powerful song -- an all-time favorite among the many works of genius Billy Joel has created. From the lovely simplicity of the opening piano figure, it builds organically into a pop masterpiece of sheer grandeur and magnificence, a plaintive cry from the very soul of us all. The bridge ("I could find a lover... I could find a friend... I could have security until the bitter end") is one of the best encapsulations of human interaction and interpersonal relationships any philosopher could have possibly stated; Billy has an incredible facility with lyrical & musical invention which few could ever hope to duplicate or even come close!...