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 ...

Behind every great song is a story, but some are more heartbreaking than others. Join us as we explore iconic 90s tracks born from real tragedy. From Eric Clapton's devastating personal loss to ...

A balladeer in the body of a headbanger, Ozzy Osbourne brought soul and emotion to the heavy-metal genre he helped invent as the frontman of Black Sabbath and which he turned into a global force as an ...

Jump into a musical time machine as we revisit the unforgettable hits that defined an incredible year in music! From hip-hop anthems and power ballads to alternative rock classics and R&B gems, we're ...

Move over King Kenny Chesney, there's a new queen of summer songs in country music. This list of the 10 best country songs for summer 2025 includes one or two summer love songs, an accidental ...

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The South African star officially secured her Bad Bitch status with the opening lines, "They never had a pretty girl from Joburg / See me now, and that's what they prefer," her pronunciation of ...

Songs show up everywhere these days: appended to sports highlights and TikToks, piped into political rallies and Paneras, interpolated during sermons. This ubiquity often trivializes music, but it ...

Don’t look back in anger, eh? Fifteen years after Liam and Noel Gallagher called it quits, leading to one of music’s messiest breakups, Oasis has begun hinting at a return of sorts. As both brothers ...

With more than six decades of making music, and more than 100 albums released during that time, it's not easy paring down to Willie Nelson's most essential tracks. And no discussion of the country ...

Usher has had a career filled with many sparkling moments, and yet this one feels like it outsizes them all. After dazzling Las Vegas with his “My Way” residency for 100 shows, the singer didn’t stop ...

If you have an Apple Music subscription, then you've probably already spent a good deal of time making new playlists and setting yourself up with easy access to your favorite songs and albums. While ...