Making music can be a spiritual experience, assuming the artist who’s crafting the song or album is tapping into their creativity and not making something considered cookie-cutter. So, it’s not uncommon for musicians to find religion at some point. Just ask Yusuf Cat Stevens, who walked away from his music career in 1977 after converting […]

Today’s Music News Starts With Snoop Dogg Going Global Snoop Dogg is heading to the Winter Olympics. NBC confirmed Sunday, September 28, that the hip-hop legend will join the 2026 games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, as an on-air correspondent, promising Olympic coverage with serious West Coast flair. From gold medals to icy beats, expect […]

The world of country music can be a divisive place, especially in the many varied debate spaces that surround the genre. For instance, some fans might argue that there are plenty of underrated modern songs from country singers you should know. Others may favor old-school, classic country tracks compared to the more pop-heavy direction contemporary […]

The imagery of a needle dropping to hit the vinyl is one of music’s most iconic, and it’s taken on greater significance in terms of music’s relationship to cinema. Directors like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino kept the needle drop relevant over the decades—the artful selection of a pre-existing piece of popular music to soundtrack, […]

In pop music, no one stays the same for long. In order to maintain success and keep audiences entertained, constant reinvention is required. Some stars have gone to extremes to shed their old image, while others simply traveled down paths they’d never been before. One thing is for sure: these stars have earned industry respect […]

Music that’s widely disliked for various reasons is nothing new. From iconic artists who despise their biggest hits to cover versions loathed by the original performers, there’s no shortage of tension between musicians and their own music. Even legendary rock bands have been known to blacklist certain songs from their live sets, refusing to ever […]

In the 21st century, it’s not uncommon for an artist to reach legendary status in a length of time so short, it probably has 1950s music legends rolling in their graves. Artists like Sabrina Carpenter, who became one of the biggest pop sensations over the course of roughly one year, or Chappell Roan, who did […]

Today, September 26, is another New Music Friday, and there’s a slew of new underground and mainstream releases to check out. Led Zeppelin‘s Robert Plant, for example, dropped his Saving Grace LP, his twelfth solo album and first in eight years. The Brooklyn rock band Geese also dropped their third album, Getting Killed, in a […]

Why did I ask our ScreenRant team of music experts to pull together a list of seemingly upbeat songs that are actually heartbreaking or twisted underneath? Because I’m a diabolical editor with a taste for emotional whiplash. Think Anna Wintour (sans those tired Hermès scarves) in vintage Beats by Dre. The truth? Sometimes the most […]