The kid in Madonna's "Open Your Heart" video became a successful songwriter. His songs include Amy Winehouse's "You Sent Me Flying" and James Blunt's "1973."
Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" was the first-ever country single to earn diamond certification (10 million units sold) from the RIAA.
"Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.
An Allen Ginsberg line from his poem Howl inspired "Machinehead" by Bush: "Machine says I saw the best minds of my generation."
The events described in Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic," like rain on your wedding day, are not examples of irony. Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
The Stax legend on how he cooked up "Green Onions," the first time he and Otis Redding saw hippies, and if he'll ever play a digital organ.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.