Five Old Songs That Still Sound Brand New The goal of Jay Bennett's ambitious Nothing Not New project is to avoid slipping into a state of "aesthetic atrophy." ...

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.

Even though we’re always on the hunt for new releases, covers of old songs from our favorite artists are always gifts welcomed with open arms. There’s something about a cover song that is ...

And Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Polaris Prize-winning Power in the Blood from 2015 includes new considerations of old songs, including a radically modernized take on 1964’s It’s My Way.

People are drinking less these days, but drinking songs never go out of style. The Lomax Archive is dropping a new album of traditional songs this week.

Listening to music during this pandemic has cast new light on old familiar tunes. Here's a listener-curated mix-tape of songs whose lyrics have an eerie — or comforting — connection to our ...