There are few artists as mythologised as Nick Drake. But do we really understand the man behind the music? His producer doesn't think so.

How music, memory, and life experiences change the meaning of familiar songs.

As soon as games evolved enough to include licensed, pre-recorded songs instead of blips and bloops, publishers were in a race for the cross-promotional dollar.

By a guy who has spent twenty years writing about music and still can't hear this one without getting quiet

During his childhood, Brian Wilson was told an old wives' tale about dogs, which he then used as inspiration for one of The Beach Boys' defining tracks in 1966.

For all the great music Eagles have made, not everything in their catalogue was absolutely perfect for Don Henley to look back on.

Understanding the Business Behind Creative Ownership

DIIV's new A. G. Cook-produced record ZIRP! is officially out on Friday. Hear the new single 'Dare Me' and watch its music video.

While some people think I'm crazy, I love to listen to classical music. Here is a list of the spooky songs I'm listening to this Halloween:

Phil Ochs wasn't the first musician to have a grand idea that didn't quite come off, but it was surely one of the strangest. Read more here.

Bob Dylan is often branded a 'timeless' genius, but the songwriter himself claimed that one musician 'rises above all' and will last forever through his music.

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Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja co-curated and contributed three original songs to the soundtrack for Life Support, a new documentary about medics working in Gaza.

Symphonic rock brought orchestras into the studio starting in the late 1960s, mixing baroque touches with rock ambition. A ranked list of the Top 25 songs in the genre shows how artists like David [···]

As Americans were shaking off the shock of 9/11 and making sense of listening to music on something called an iPod, an unlikely emocore band provided a lift.

PRS will begin incorporating that data into royalty payments to songwriters, composers, and music publishers from December 2026. Source

He said he wrote the track after feeling 'compelled to speak up' about the Hamas attack on a music festival in Israel in 2023.

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I got stuck replaying the same songs. Here's what got me out.

When The Beatles were nearing the end of their time together as a band, their songwriting was still of a high standard, but only elevated by George Martin.

The Canadian-American musician sued Trump in 2020 over unauthorised use of song at a political event.

Before she was a country icon, Emmylou Harris was waitressing in Greenwich Village. Then she opened for a songwriter who shaped her music for good.