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Let's take a look at the 25 most-played songs on rock radio in 2025. Of course, rock has many definitions for fans and these stats will specifically deal with what's being played the most on hard rock ...

Prime Video’s latest teen drama “The Runarounds” follows the formation of a high school jam band in North Carolina just before the five friends leave their hometown. William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy ...

Morrissey has used the “Messages From Morrissey” section of his official website to air his grievances about everything from a lack of financial support from the music industry to feeling creatively ...

Teachers’ Day has always been a special day to honour our teachers who shape our lives with knowledge and wisdom. Every year on September 5, people across India celebrate Teacher's Day. This day also ...

Let's get one thing straight: the start of September does not mark the end of summer. Astronomically speaking — aka the autumnal equinox — doesn't occur until the latter half of September each year.

Is Morgan Wade alt-country's ultimate rock 'n' roller? With an electric live stage presence and a full workup of tattoos, Wade can look tough as nails on first impression. Her most well-known songs ...

The pop star has quickly returned with a stronger sense of self and some of the best songs of her career. By Jason Lipshutz Editor Nobody expected Sabrina Carpenter to return this quickly. One year ...

What if Kelly Clarkson did Kellyoke, but the popular Kelly Clarkson Show segment was with the artists themselves? And it was also an interview? That’s kind of the setup for Songs & Stories with Kelly ...

As promised, the third installment of Drake‘s Iceman series, which has been streamed live on YouTube, premiered tonight, offering more hints about his upcoming album, Iceman. The stream follows the ...

During its first 14 years and seven studio albums, Supertramp was blessed with two very different and distinctive songwriters (and lead singers). Roger Hodgson was, generally speaking, the hippie ...

Is there a more powerful marketing tool than nostalgia? It's an essential element of many a reunion tour, where audiences clamor to see acts from pop music's past romp through the hits of their ...