The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest. Whether they dominated the charts, took over social media or just refused to leave our heads, these ...

From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples It’s hard to ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

What's the the best rock song of each year since 1970? That's over 50 years of great rock music and the Loudwire Staff has gone through year by year and picked out the rock songs that exemplified the ...

The emo rapper-producer’s full-length debut cycles between weird ideas and accessible cuts, collaging stylistic landmarks from the early 1990s to the MySpace era to Lil Peep.

Each year, dozens of classic songs, movies, and other cultural works reach the 95-year copyright maximum in the U.S., officially becoming part of the public domain. In 2026, a few beloved compositions ...

The most-played song in country music in 2025 is an RIAA certified, triple-platinum duet released two summers ago. After that, it's a lot of Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll and famous country men. Seven ...

Known for its ‘80s nostalgia and supernatural goings-on thanks to one warped villain, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), Netflix’s Stranger Things established very strong connections to music from its very ...

The snow has eased off, but winter in Budapest is still in full swing. Here’s our pick of weekend programmes across the city.