If ever you Google “How to pick the perfect, non-cliché wedding song,” you’ll come up with criteria much like Fred and I used in 1986. We wanted something personal, not generic like the plastic couple ...

Uncover the journey of funk music, showcasing its rhythmic roots and the top funk songs that illustrate its lasting cultural ...

Stevie Wonder led a funky and flashy tribute to the late Sly Stone to open the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

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Even a one-hit wonder has a certain air of glamour and celebrity (a hit’s a hit even if there’s only one of them, after all), but Norman Greenbaum wasn’t exactly living on Easy Street after the ...

There’s a scene in the beginning of Practical Magic, where a young Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock’s character, played by Camilla Belle) casts a spell on herself to ensure she’ll never fall in love. She ...

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen. Most of what you hear on All Songs is focused on new music, but ...

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Sometimes musical magic happens when artists dare to reimagine another's work! Join us as we count down our picks for the most surprising cover songs that completely transformed the originals. From ...