We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on "Streets of Minneapolis" ...

Tucker Zimmerman, a cult folk music icon, was killed on Saturday in a house fire, according to multiple reports. He was 84.

On a tragic Saturday, the world of folk music lost a luminary when Tucker Zimmerman, an iconic figure in the genre, and his wife, Marie-Claire Lambert, perished in a house fire in ...

We’ve reached the finale of this year’s #1 hits ranking series, and we’re ending on one of the strongest Top 5s of the whole event. It helps that I lived through all of these songs dominating radio ...

In 2025, the Nigerian music industry was supercharged with a collection of hit songs that tell the story of ambition and hold the power of superstardom. In Afrobeats, hit records are the vehicle that ...

The art of being a singer-songwriter will never die out, especially since there are so many excellent songs (from 1968, specifically) that continue to inspire modern-day vocalists and songwriters. The ...

From the opening riff of "Born to Be Wild" to the layered guitars of "More Than a Feeling," these ten songs don't just play, they physically transport an entire generation back to bell-bottoms, first ...

I normally relish year-end opportunities for reflection, but have struggled a bit more with the task, this go-round—frankly, I’m ready to say goodbye, see ya never, to 2025. But compiling a list of ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

It’s the time of year when we all get to see and share our music listening habits. And today alongside the launch of Apple Music Replay 2025, Apple has revealed the most played songs across the whole ...

The Big Ten championship game is set. No. 2 Indiana beat Purdue 56-3 on Friday, Nov. 28, completing its first undefeated regular season in program history and stamping its ticket to the school's first ...