March 20, 1991, was a horrific day for one of rock music’s most famous artists, Eric Clapton.

Sometimes, the only thing carrying a pop song is that incredibly catchy hook. I wouldn’t say that’s wholly the case for the following legendary pop songs from the last few decades. I think they’re ...

The Brooklynite's esteemed body of work also includes "Calendar Girl," "Oh! Carol," "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Where the Boys Are," "Bad Blood" and "Solitaire." ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me.

The new movie is made up of footage originally shot in the early 1970s, which Luhrmann found in storage in a Kansas salt mine ...

Elvis Presley in Concert,’ Luhrmann reveals Elvis Presley’s humanity through never-before-seen film and audio forgotten for half a century.

While they may pretend to be writing about one thing, there is sometimes a deeper message hiding behind the lyrical smokescreen. Whether it’s to get an idea out there that the public isn’t quite ready ...

It should come as no surprise that, once again, the internet’s most popular tropes have been mined from the world of hip-hop. The trajectory of both “6-7” and now “Baby Boo” shows how instrumental rap ...

Sixteen times Diane Warren has been nominated for an Oscar and every time she lost. But this time feels different. I spoke to her about why.

We caught up with the songwriters of all five of this year's nominees for tales of music deeply rooted in character and story ...

YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of vertical video while making its creators rich.

The writer of songs from "Armageddon," "Up Close and Personal," and others on writing her most personal movie song for a ...