Forty-six years ago today, Blondie went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a song they recorded to add "diversity" to their album.

Pegula was hooked by morning disc jockey Stan Roberts and an inescapable, jaunty novelty song. “He’s the reason ... Gonna Win That Cup” was released 50 years ago this week.

Bloodhound Gang, "The Bad Touch" (1999) Novelty songs are tricky because they were never meant to be taken seriously in the first place. So when one of them erupts into mainstream success ...

Jayne Mansfield was one of the pop culture icons who defined the ’50s. During her brief career, she was best known as a sex ...

This year, the affable Hayward, 78, has released a new single, “Life in a Northern Town,” with musician/producer Mike Batt.

New diffusion AI models that make songs from scratch are complicating our definitions of authorship and human creativity.

Just In Time, the Bobby Darin jukebox musical starring Jonathan Groff opening tonight at a wonderfully dressed Circle in the ...

“It does trigger something in the brain to hear those songs. They make you say, ‘I must be able to contribute something.’” The end of the Vietnam War, 50 years ago, also helped wind down ...

Originally written as a novelty song, this Sheb Wooley creation serves as a gut-wrenching bit of juxtaposition during the X-Men show as the bad guy snuffs out another person in his way.

BA-DUM. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. What is it about Pink Floyd and heartbeats? An amplified heartbeat bookends their defining ...

Groff is sensational as the ’60s “nightclub animal” in a Broadway jukebox bio-musical that doesn’t live up to its star.