MUSIC

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the so-called Black national anthem, was written by 20th-century novelist/poet/songwriter James Weldon Johnson as a rallying cry for perseverance and social justice.

Thanks to Led Zeppelin, there is nothing more rock ‘n’ roll than Gollum slipping away with your girl.

After funding COVID-19 vaccine research and donating millions of books to kids, Dolly Parton definitely deserves a statue or two.

The sounds of two LEGO pieces locking together or bricks shuffling in a bin are familiar to many people. Now, you can revisit those aural memories with LEGO's official white noise playlist.

Contemporary music has become a constantly expanding repository of classics whose origins sprung up from their most painful and profound experiences, the relationships that dominated portions of the artists’ lives, or just chance encounters that lodged in

It's impossible for Star Wars's "Imperial March" not to sound ominous—even when it's played by a toaster with googly eyes.

In 1956, the singer agreed to be photographed taking the vaccine in order to drum up public support.

The BBC wanted 1950s factory workers to have fun on the job—but Bing Crosby’s clap-happy hit crossed a line.

Signs of Christmastime are different all over the world, as are Christmas traditions. But, no matter where you are or how you celebrate the holiday, one thing that is universal during the holiday season: Christmas music.

Before the rock band hit it big, they wrote and performed a commercial jingle for the popular rice cereal.

By the time of her tragic death at the young age of 23, Selena Quintanilla—better known simply as Selena—was already an American icon.

According to a theory about the song, Frosty the Snowman was brought to life by a group of evil children.