Neil Sedaka, 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do' singer, dies: 'A true rock and roll legend'

Neil Sedaka, the legendary singer-songwriter behind tracks like "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Oh! Carol," has died at age ...

The Unexpected Bob Dylan Song the BBC Banned Over a Single "Blasphemous" Line

The BBC banned Bob Dylan's debut song Baby, Let Me Follow You Down over a single word, setting the stage for the singer's ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Should Be for All Americans

I am not proposing that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” be designated as a co-anthem or displace any existing national symbol.

1975 TV Commercial Song Spawned a Top Hit for Music Legend Paul Anka

In 1975, Paul Anka appeared in a now-iconic TV commercial for Kodak. The advertising campaign, which focused on the special ...

“When we go into that song, everything changes. It’s like God walks through the room”: The anthem that drove U2 half mad

“We can be in the middle of the worst gig in our lives, but when we go into that song, everything changes,” said Bono in Visnja Cogan’s 2008 book U2: An Irish Phenomenon. “The audience is on its feet, ...

The idea for the song 'XXX's and OOO's' came to writer in the shower

Songwriters Matraca Berg and Alice Randall sat down recently with Nashville Songwriters Association International 's Bart Herbison to discuss the Story Behind the Song "XXX's and OOO's (An American ...