The Legendary John Lennon Song That Made Prince Believe It Will Be Around in 2,000 Years

Prince once said John Lennon’s Imagine would still be around in 2,000 years, a powerful statement on the song’s enduring ...

George Harrison Wrote This Song for Bob Dylan—and It Became One of Rock’s Most Beautiful Love Songs

I’d Have You Anytime was George Harrison’s love song for Bob Dylan, a gentle but emotional track that revealed the depth of ...

Folk Music Legend, 90, Performs Love Song She Refused to Sing for 36 Years

Over the years, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" has been recorded by countless artists, and Roberta Flack's 1972 ...

Venezuela’s Pop Protest: 15 Songs That Capture a Country’s Fight

From the realism of Canserbero to the nostalgia of Elena Rose, these tracks reflect Venezuelan pride and struggle ...
National Catholic Reporter

How Jude Nnam revolutionized Nigerian Catholic music

It is often said that you cannot attend Mass in Nigeria without hearing a Jude Nnam composition, an ubiquity Nnam combines ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Song: The Pretenders’ “2000 Miles,” the Classic Christmas Tune That Was Inspired by a Band Tragedy

In November 1983, The Pretenders’ released “2000 Miles,” a melodic and melancholy Christmas ballad that has become a holiday standard on rock and oldies stations. The song also was included on the ...