Verena Kitowski is a German national who after just seven years in the Netherlands is standing as a candidate in this week’s ...

During tough times, protest songs can bring us together and spur us to action Peaceful protest is woven into the DNA of the United States, from the Boston Tea Party to the March on Washington. And ...

The year before punk broke, rock's old guard made a strong, pressing stand. But as the UCR staff-selected list below of the Top 40 Songs of 1976 shows, the music that dominated headlines at the end of ...

“Wildflower” beat tracks by Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Doechii. By Hank Shteamer Billie Eilish resumed her lengthy streak of Grammy wins on Sunday when “Wildflower,” a melancholy acoustic ballad written ...

Hello readers! This is Verena writing again. This is something I wrote a few days ago. I like to write my thoughts on paper. I don’t share this to get pity; I share this as I know many of you may find ...

One of the bonuses of making "Song Sung Blue" filled with Neil Diamond songs is how astonishingly prolific the globally beloved singer-songwriter was during his five decades of recording and ...

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...

Whether you’re an aspiring songwriter, just starting out, or an old pro, it’s helpful to look at the parts of a song and how best to arrange them. Playing with structure requires both sides of the ...

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are back as Elphaba and Glinda for “Wicked: For Good,” Jon M. Chu’s latest film which adapts the second act of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s hit musical. Though ...

As a breakout artist, having one massive hit is sort of a mixed blessing. So it is with Ella Langley and "You Look Like You Love Me," the Riley Green duet that dominated country music in 2024 and has ...

Verena McBee will bring Marlene Dietrich aka “Lola” as she appeared in “The Blue Angel” to life. Along with other famous songs from that era by German & American stars as Zarah Leander, the Comedian ...