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Michael Jackson Secretly Co-Wrote the Music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3
A persistent video game urban legend may not be so off the wall.
MUSIC HISTORY
20 Years Ago, Garth Brooks Refused to Accept He Was America's Favorite Artist
In 1996, the American Music Awards deemed the country star the night's big winner. He disagreed.
18 Rock and Rolling Facts About Led Zeppelin
Nearly 50 years after their founding, there's still a whole lotta love for the legendary English rock band.
How Johnny Cash Gave a Folsom Prison Inmate His Big Break
Tracing Glen Sherley's journey from convict to country music star.
The Time Green Day Got in a Mud Fight With Fans
It was all fun and games until bassist Mike Dirnt lost some teeth.
How the Grand Ole Opry Got Its Name
On December 10, 1927, a radio personality's quick quip launched a country music institution.
5 Vince Guaraldi Albums Beyond A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi is best known for composing and performing the jazz score to 'A Charlie Brown Christmas, but there's a lot more to the man dubbed "Dr. Funk" by his friends than Peanuts.
The Home Where Bruce Springsteen Wrote Born to Run Is Now for Sale
Now's your chance to own—and live inside—a piece of rock 'n' roll history.
50 Years of Monday Night Football's Memorable Theme Music
Are you ready for some football? How about a trip down musical memory lane to rediscover the many Monday Night Football theme songs?
6 Reviews of Born to Run on its 40th Anniversary
"You owe it to yourself to buy this record."
Who Was the Walrus? Analyzing the Strangest Beatles Song
In 1967, a student sent John Lennon a letter telling him his teacher was conducting a class analyzing the Beatles' songs. The letter served as the initial motivation for John to write a song that was beyond analysis.
Why Does Haydn's Tomb Contain Two Skulls?
Grave robbers made off with the composer's skull in 1809. So how did two different heads end up back where he's buried?
This Weekend in History (August 1 & 2)
Oxygen discovered; Anne Frank's last diary entry; MTV's first broadcast....
Meteorologists Are Studying Every Song About the Weather Ever
A group of UK climate researchers spent their free time compiling data on how musicians talk about the weather.
Music Developed to Bring Us Together, Says New Study
Throughout the world, music is almost always a group event that bonds people.
9 Major Awards Whose Owners Sold Them Off For Cold Hard Cash
Oscars and NBA championship rings can fetch high prices at auction.
The '60s Housewife Who Couldn't Sing—But Landed on the Billboard Charts Anyway
The Time Willie Nelson Got High on the White House Roof
When Bill Haley and His Comets Started A Rock 'n' Roll Revolution
Bill Haley & His Comets’s "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" might not have been the first rock ‘n’ roll song, but it’s widely regarded as the song that brought rock to the mainstream.
The Truth About The Phantom of the Opera
Whether you prefer the 1925 movie featuring Lon Chaney, the original Broadway production, or the 2004 Gerard Butler remake, there’s no question that the chandelier crash scene is one of the most iconic moments in The Phantom of the Opera.
Why Rock and Roll Pioneer Alan Freed Won't Stay Buried
The Stories Behind 6 Classic Stephen Sondheim Songs
Composer, lyricist, and Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim passed away on November 26, 2021 at the age of 91. Celebrate his life with a look back at a few of the many iconic songs he wrote over the course of his career.
10 Famous Musical Duos and How They First Met
The chance encounters and secret marriages that led to some of history's most popular musical partnerships.
19 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beethoven
Stubborn and self-involved, dramatic yet loving of his friends, Ludwig van Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist and canonical composer of dozens of symphonies, concertos for piano, piano sonatas, and string quartets.