As a genre, country music is known for tackling lots of heavy issues — love, loss, and everything in between. But it's also totally willing to joke around from time to time, which has resulted in a ...

The word "independent" refers to being free of any control or influence, and it's an aspect of life that everyone should accomplish. Being independent can help boost confidence, self-esteem, and ...

Born in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1933, Pennington began his career in a band called the Western Rhythm Boys. In the late 1950s, he inked a deal with King Records, where he released singles under the ...

Freddie Mercury did it. Elton John did it. Elvis, too. Now, can Bruce Springsteen score a hit with a rock biopic? One of this month’s buzziest releases is "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere," ...

The Format recently performed some reunion shows, and have one left in Los Angeles coming up. Now the long-dormant indie pop duo is announcing Boycott Heaven, their first new album since 2006’s Dog ...

Indie-pop band The Format will release "Boycott Heaven," their first new studio album in 20 years, on Jan. 23, 2026. The album's first single, "Holy Roller," is set to debut on Oct. 6, followed by a ...

Their faces stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped. Their stories, told by anguished family members, are almost as well-known as celebrities. They are ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe earned her honorary title of the Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll with her innovative combination of gospel music and electric guitar. The heavy distortion she put into her guitar tone ...

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Pitchfork’s editors are already sorting, compiling, and straining to remember all the music that’s been released this year. So we’re spotlighting some of 2025’s most outstanding records to date by ...

Taylor Swift is known for her storytelling and poetic lyricism. Her lyrics reference novels by Daphne du Maurier, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, and more. Swift's newest single, "The Fate of ...