These smash hit songs got us singing and dancing with their catchy lyrics and dance-y beats, but did you know that most of them have a hidden meaning? Whether they were written about lovers, trying to ...

The Recording Academy has officially named the 2026 Grammy nominees, and now the world is waiting for February 1st to see who will take home an award during the Los Angeles ceremony. And one of the ...

“8 Lights” features a duduk, a double-reed woodwind instrument from Armenia. The group decided to use when they met a musician who played it. The sound of it evokes a desert feel.

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve ever been in a place where your soul needed lifting—where the chaos of life pushed you to your knees and all you could do was whisper a prayer—then chances are, a Donnie ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

Baritone Joshua Hopkins, at the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa, performs ''Songs for Murdered Sisters,'' an eight-song cycle honoring his sister, Nathalie Warmerdam. (Curtis Perry) From ...

Taylor Swift has long turned to literature for lyrical inspiration. Since releasing her debut album, Taylor Swift, in 2008, the singer has referenced classics, poems, and more in her lyrics to her ...

Singer Shilpa Rao emphasizes that a singer's career is unpredictable, citing her own experiences with unsuccessful songs. She ...

Music has always been an influential part of Black history, inspiring generations to feel good about themselves and Black achievements Music has always been an influential part of Black history, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...