You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

As one of the pioneering psychedelic rock bands of the '60s and '70s, Jefferson Airplane won legions of devoted fans with songs like "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love." But by the time the '80s ...

Now that Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has finally arrived, it’s time to analyze every last damn lyric, from the inspo behind “Actually Romantic” to all those theories about “CANCELLED!” ...

Taylor Swift the celebrity is such a magnet for attention, she can distract from Taylor Swift the artist. But Swift was a songwriter before she was a star, and she’ll be a songwriter long after she ...

Country music is a genre known for hitting you right in the feelings, and that's true both in terms of the lyrics and in the real lives of the people who write and perform these often sad songs.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Hugh Freeze: "We find ways to not win football games." That's a hallmark of coaches on the hot seat. Controversial call on Jackson Arnold fumble sparks Georgia rally. Auburn makes losing close games ...

How come some songs make us want to sing along and dance, while others just don't grab our attention? Catchy songs have been around as long as there's been music, but what makes a song stick in our ...

For the best part of a year, fans worldwide have been asking: ‘Where is Adele?’ Such has been the mystery of the 37-year-old star’s absence from stage and screen. So when a fan spotted Adele last ...