Mariah Carey is a singer and songwriter who has spent decades churning out hits. While her Christmas anthem “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become a recurring chart-topper in recent years ...

The No. 1 global hit wasn’t originally written for the film at all — it began as a holiday tune before being reworked into one of the most iconic movie ballads of the 1990s.

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative ...

I loathe making lists like this, even when I love the things I’m listing. It’s like asking what’s the favorite breath you’ve ever taken. I have long thought that this as a can’t-win situation, one ...

Pop music is at once ubiquitous and unknowable. Almost everyone knows what it sounds like, at least for some period of their lives, and the really successful stuff, like certain one-hit novelties or ...

Elton John evolved from a tribute to Marilyn Monroe to an iconic anthem at Princess Diana's funeral, becoming one of the best ...

As the 85-year-old pop legend prepares a new album for release, here's a rundown of his biggest songs.

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 ...

Billy Joel turns 77, and a fan ranks his ten greatest songs, skipping "Piano Man" in favor of deep cuts, rockers, and ...

Don Schlitz, one of the most widely revered names in the history of country music songwriting, died April 16 in a Nashville hospital after what was described as a sudden illness. He was 73. A member ...

We asked 25 people to tell us about a song that captures the sound of the present, speaks to where American culture is going, or otherwise evokes this moment in time. Here are their answers, including ...