De Los, the L.A. Times' Latin culture wing, lists its favorite albums by Latino artists in 2025, including albums by Bad ...

"Golden," the megahit from KPop Demon Hunters, and two songs each from Sinners and Wicked: For Good are on the Oscar ...

Tom Basden says the scariest part of "The Ballad of Wallis Island" was sending his songs to Carey Mulligan knowing Marcus ...

Sometimes you don’t have enough tracks for an album, but you want to put more music out into the world than a single. The EP ...

Elvis Presley poured his heartbreak into Always on My Mind during his darkest year and fans still see it as the most ...

These nostalgic love songs from the 1990s will transport you back to the era of burning a CD for the object of your affection.

Let’s begin with the obvious: the song that infiltrated every corner of TikTok for months, inspiring other songwriters on the app to duet the original chorus with musings of their own. The most ...

It’s 10 p.m. at the JYP Entertainment offices in Seoul, South Korea. The K-pop group NMIXX is relaxed and gathered around in the conference room. This press interview, conducted over Zoom, is one of ...

The Beatles began with simple, first-person love songs crafted for a teenage audience—but their songwriting matured dramatically over time. From early tracks like “Love Me Do” and “I Want to Hold Your ...

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That same year, Ronstadt also co-wrote “Try Me Again” with Andrew Gold for her album, Hasten Down the Wind, and in 1989, she co-penned “I Want a Horse” with Wendy Waldman—whose father, Fred Steiner, ...

Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day. This is ...