10 Times the Beatles Used Pseudonyms on Records

You may not think you know Dr. Winston O’Boogie, Percy Thrillington, Jai Raj Harrison or Richie Snare, but trust us, you do.

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Sweet Dreams: 13 Timeless Early ’80s British Earworms

Those hits by Tears For Fears, Human League, Eurythmics, Duran Duran and others still grab us four decades after we first heard them.

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BJ Thomas Interview: ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ ‘Raindrops’ & More

We were honored to conduct what turned out to be one of his final interviews. The great singer is also a master storyteller.

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Top Selling Albums of 1971: Superstars

Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.

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Complete Johnny Cash Lyrics Book Coming

The comprehensive and definitive 720-page book collects—for the first time—every one of his song lyrics alongside never-before-seen reproductions of handwritten pages from his own notebooks.

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They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

It was bizarre but an instant smash hit. Then there was a backlash. Read the strange tale of Napoleon XIV and hear the song that drove people mad.

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Nick Drake: ‘Five Leaves Left’ Expanded—Review

He remained little known for years. One reason might be that he was simply ahead of his time.

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John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’: The Turning Point

The 1985 album served as an overture for how he would bring his music into the world from that point forward.

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10 Surprising Singing Performances From TV and Film Stars

While each of the actors we’ve selected are bona fide stars, you may not be aware that they’ve sung in public.

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Pat Benatar and ‘Crimes of Passion’: Her Best Shot

She has remained the thing she set out to be, an artist who made her own seat at the table and turned it into a remarkable rock music legacy.

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