How ‘Every Breath You Take’ went from ‘stalker’ song to wedding track
With a classic catalog spanning five decades from the Police to his solo career, Sting says it never gets old when one of his songs gets a brand new spin. …
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‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer feels love for single
The eclipse will “turn around bright eyes” across the nation. The 1983 hit song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is getting a surge of love ahead of Monday’s solar eclipse. Over four decades …
Song lyrics are worse, more angry than ever, research shows
He may live at the top of the charts, but nobody’s putting The Weeknd up for a Nobel Prize for literature. A new study showing a steep decline in songwriting …
Paul Simon doc reveals ‘white noise’ that inspired ‘The Sound of Silence’
It was the sound of running water — not the sound of silence. That was the mundane muse behind the angelic ascension of “The Sound of Silence” — the chart-topping …
Songs from film that have won both an Oscar and a Grammy
“Barbie” — the summer blockbuster that none other than Meryl Streep said “saved the movies” in 2023 – may have been snubbed in some of the major categories at the …
Paul McCartney regrets Beatles ‘Yesterday’ lyric about his mom
Yes, folks, Paul McCartney still longs for “Yesterday.” Indeed, Macca remains haunted by a regretful remark he made to his late mother Mary — a lament that lives on in …
TikTok pulling music by Universal artists amid licensing fight
Social media platform TikTok began pulling music by artists with Universal Music Group on Thursday amid a fight over licensing rights, according to a report by The New York Times. That means …
Elton John, Bernie Taupin to receive Gershwin prize for pop music
The songwriters who gave us Your Song, Tiny Dancer and Rocket Man will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize. The …
‘You can’t really say things like that’
Olivia Rodrigo is feeling “SOUR.” Rodrigo confessed on Audacy’s The Julia Show that she fought to keep the pivotal phrase “fame f—er” in the chorus of her new hit single …