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The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his ...

Love might be the most universal emotion to write about, but these songs are one of the flimsiest, creepiest, or downright gross ways of capturing romance.

Songwriters representing all five of the compositions nominated for best original song at the 2025 Academy Awards got together virtually for a Songwriters Hall of Fame discussion that is premiering ...

For the ninth year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame has gathered the Oscar nominees for Best Original Song for a special virtual ...

Something' is the song that thrust George Harrison forward as a songwriting force in is own right. But his description of the song is suitably reductive.

Paul McCartney wrote a few heartfelt songs about more than one person; and a few of them are absolutely heartwrenching.

Grateful Dead are known for their powerhouse jams and enormous audiences full of "Deadheads", but they're penned some beautiful lyrics, too.

Sampling “So [rt]” by Knxwledge, the ninth song on To Pimp a Butterfly is a list of Kendrick Lamar’s virtues, and an image of ...

Many writers in the Life section are long-time Beach Boys fans, but not James, so will his and Henry’s reviews offer similar perspectives, or will James’ first exposure to “The Boys” be his ...