LOS ANGELES -- Katie Gavin is self-proclaimed “gay famous.” The pop band Muna first broke through with “Silk Chiffon,” an anthem to queer joy. Though Gavin, the frontwoman of Muna,…
NEW YORK -- Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, N.W.A. and Alanis Morissette are among the nominees for the 2025 class at the Songwriters…
New York pop-punk band State Champs’ self-titled album is one fans of the genre have heard before — a band musing about awkward interactions at parties, overthinking their romantic relationships…
Taylor Swift’s cultural impact is undeniable. As a journalist, covering her life and career is more than a job — it’s an entire beat.“She turns heartbroken emotions into a kind…
Taylor Swift’s cultural impact is undeniable. As a journalist, covering her life and career is more than a job — it’s an entire beat.“She turns heartbroken emotions into a kind…
Tegan and Sara, as far as anyone could tell, were living the dream.In 2013, after a decade and a half of slow and steady work, the twin-sister pop duo from…
LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media…
BARCELONA, Spain -- BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona soccer team will wear special edition shirts with a logo of pop rock band Coldplay on their fronts for the upcoming clasico…
BARCELONA, Spain -- BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona soccer team will wear special edition shirts with a logo of pop rock band Coldplay on their fronts for the upcoming clasico…
In an early scene in “Smile 2,” the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. “Do you believe in weird stuff?” he asks her, between doing…
NEW YORK -- It's a pop hit like many others: An ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm. But “OMG,” performed by New York Mets infielder Jose Iglesias, has…
NEW YORK -- It's a pop hit like many others: An ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm. But “OMG,” performed by New York Mets infielder Jose Iglesias, has…
MEXICO CITY -- Last year, Mexican American singer Becky G released her first album of regional Mexican music, “Esquinas.” Her newest album, “Encuentros,” makes it clear that this is not…
As a songwriting student at Boston’s Berklee College of Music in the mid-2010s, Amy Allen had a teacher whose ideas about lyrics included the conviction that words must not be…
