Controversial songs from the last 50 years. Not a year goes by without some music controversy, and 2025 was no exception.

As far as the group’s sound, Taste of Country said the trio said they favor 1990s country, but ‘Wish I Wasn’t Gay,” is described as a “banjo-led, bluegrass-tinged gospel anthem.” The Cowgays say the ...

Police sued him over a satirical album that included a sexist and transphobic song called "Lick 'em Low Lisa." ...

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...

Let’s say you decided to become a writer or musician in Russia in 2026. If you hope that your book or album will be accepted ...

OK, I know these are the first playlists of 2026, but I think I have a pretty good excuse for procrastinating this time, huh? Huh? The good news is, great music has continued to emerge from Minnesota ...

Balendra (Balen) Shah’s first Facebook post in 2012 was a rap song about his school days. In many other YouTube videos, a younger beardless Shah raps in expletives-ridden X-rated perfornances.

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

More than two decades after its release, Eminem's "Lose Yourself" finally becomes the bestselling rap song in America — as the star scores his first rock hit as well. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY ...