Several Gershwin classics, plus cartoons like Betty Boop and Blondie, have reached the U.S. copyright maximum.

Every week, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the previous seven days, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. After taking time off for the holiday,

It's a week of chart milestones, as holiday songs hold down the top 24 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, Mariah Carey extends multiple chart records and Taylor Swift pulls out all the stops to defeat her latest rival, an upstart by the name of Bing Crosby.

Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, Ciza, Mavo and many more

A new study finds that classic rock songs from Metallica, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, and more still dominate what aspiring guitarists want to learn.

“ Marry Me ” is on Thomas Rhett’s third studio album, Life Changes. Written by Rhett, along with Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, and Shane McAnally, the song is about a man who realizes too late that he never told a woman how he feels when he attends her wedding.

Songs are history. They ground us in a time and place. And that could be felt acutely in 2025. So let’s celebrate some great art and some banging jams from the past year. “Anx

Music aside, the year certainly had its ups and downs, but that's besides the point. From January all the way through December, country music artists delivered all year long, and as a whole, they never seemed to take their foot off the gas.

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of Uyghur-language songs, the AP has found.

Here are 3 songs that are perfect additions to your New Years Eve party playlist that will get everyone in the mood to welcome 2026.

Making sense of the madness. Despite country radio clearly losing the decades-long stranglehold it has had on consumers for the better part of the past five or so years, there’s no denying that it’s still a major player in terms of introducing casual listeners to music as it has throughout history.