From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

Some guitar solos are more than just musical moments, they are the sounds that defined generations and influenced millions of musicians around the world. In this video we explore twenty of the ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Some of the best music released in 2025 was put out by bands that are not well-known nationally. You may not have heard of ...

"Queen of Swing" recounts the true story of a Jazz Age trailblazer — 95-year-old entertainer Norma Miller. The engaging biography highlights the life, career and indomitable spirit of the Harlem-born ...

Josh Freese is one of many great drummers to have featured in Guns N’ Roses over the years – and as far as he’s concerned, nobody could ever play the way Steven Adler did on the band’s legendary debut ...

Why Make a Western Swing Album? Joshua Hedley is no stranger to Western swing. He had been on the road with Asleep at the Wheel for a couple of years. In that time, he formed a friendship with Ray ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Seyi Shay announced herself on the Nigerian music scene in 2011 after returning to Nigeria from the UK with the release of her debut single Irawo which quickly became a hit. Sound Sultan’s death made ...

The swing voter is back — but in a new form. Earlier in the 21st century, the dominant view among experts was that swing voters — those who might switch their party preference between elections — were ...