How an American band who were "just too weird for the powers that be" became national treasures

It made me want to be weird." For mainstream America, and the US music business, however, The B-52's remained a cult concern, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, John Lennon and Paul McCartney Recorded a Song So Controversial That Radio Stations Banned It

On this day in 1969, John Lennon and Paul McCartney recorded a controversial non-album single without their other two ...
American Songwriter

Joan Jett’s Only No. 1 Single Was a “Knee-Jerk” Response to a Rolling Stones Classic

Joan Jett only had one No. 1 single, with "I Love Rock 'N' Roll", a song inspired by a Rolling Stones classic.

Ringo Starr Shuts Down Claims His 1972 Song Was a Diss Track Aimed at Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr denies Back Off Boogaloo was a diss to Paul McCartney, revealing the true inspiration behind the misunderstood ...

Bob Dylan and the Beatles: When the Fab Four Became the Fab Five

Jim Windolf’s new book, “Where the Music Had to Go,” traces the influence of Dylan on the Beatles and the Beatles on Dylan.

50 moments that defined rock 'n' roll history—and the first song to top the charts wasn't Elvis

Using a variety of sources, Stacker created a chronological list of how the long, loud, and rebellious history of rock 'n' ...
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Why Stephen Colletti Never Mentioned His Cameo in Taylor Swift's Music Video to Donna Kelce During “Traitors” (Exclusive)

Sorry, Stephen Colletti, it's too late for you and your white horse to catch Donna Kelce now. "I did a Taylor Swift music video back in the day," Colletti tells ...
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The Beatles wrote love songs - but not the way anyone expected

The Beatles approached love songs as evolving expressions shaped by their personal and artistic growth Early compositions focused on direct emotion while later works introduced ambiguity and ...