Some of the most influential songs in history were written in a matter of minutes. Great songs aren’t always the result of months of careful planning. Sometimes inspiration strikes fast, and when it ...

Stacker compiled 20 hit songs between 1960 and today that were written by someone other than the singer, using various sources. - Mick Hutson/Redferns // Getty Images Stacker compiled 20 hit songs ...

David Bowie performing at the Hammersmith Odeon. It turns out that you can rush perfection. At least that was the case for the rock masterminds behind the Rolling Stones, the Police, and the Beatles, ...

'Twenty minutes later, after walking into the room with nothing, I walked out of that room with a completed song,' the ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

If you've paid any attention at all to modern country music in 2024, you know the impact Post Malone has made on the genre. He understood the assignment: Posty came to Nashville, put his feet on the ...

The song "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," written by Tony Macaulay in the early '70s might be one of the most literal song titles ever written. The hit writer suffered from jet lag and ...

When we listen to a song on the radio or in a soundtrack, we tend to assume the voice we're hearing is the same person who brought the song into existence. In reality, many steps need to happen before ...

It turns out that you can rush perfection. At least that was the case for the rock masterminds behind the Rolling Stones, the Police, and the Beatles, who all wrote some of their biggest hits on the ...