It was their neighbour Wilman Silva who paved the way for her to meet C. A. Fonseka, the radio dramatist who introduced many ...

Landmines in Sri Lanka continue to be a deadly remnant of the country's long civil war, tragically affecting a new generation ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

In 1966, music took a bold turn with artists like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, forever changing the pop and rock scene.

To boil Zach Bryan's new 'Heaven On Top' album down to the songs about his relationships is to simplify a rich, complex 78 ...

Simon and Garfunkel had so many great songs, with classics like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Sound of Silence" ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

These are three of the most important Johnny Cash songs ever released, even though few people remember them anymore.

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...