American Songwriter

On This Day in 1976, the Protest Song That Inspired a Classic Kris Kristofferson Film Hit No. 1

On this day, January 23, 1976, a song by C.W. McCall that inspired one of Kris Kristofferson's biggest films hit No. 1 on the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Bluegrass Greats Flatt and Scruggs Were at No. 1 With a Classic TV Theme Song

Sixty-three years ago today, bluegrass legends Flatt and Scruggs were at No. 1 for the first and only time with a classic ...

On This Day 20 Years Ago, a Future Country Queen's Debut Single Hit No. 1

In June 2005, during her season of American Idol, Underwood released a version of the song "Inside Your Heaven," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She went on to include the track ...
Louder

"I gave away all my records, I started giving away my guitars, I was fantasising about my own death." The horrifying origin story behind one of the most uplifting rock so…

" Today is the greatest day I've ever known ," Billy Corgan sings at the song's outset, sounding elated at the thought of the ...

David Bowie Turned a Tour Bus Jam Session Into a One Take Classic Hit Song

David Bowie turned a spontaneous tour bus jam session into a classic hit song, recording it in a single take that captured ...
Grimy Goods

Charlotte Day Wilson is Leaning into Soulful Electronics with Saya Gray on New Single “Lean”

The two Canadian singer-songwriters take unorthodox production and turn it into an insatiable electronic ballad about ...