The Beatles had listeners hanging on every word that they sang during the 60s. That gave them the license to explore many different forms of songwriting techniques. Story songs started to pop up on ...

These songs all influenced country music in the 2000s in unique ways. Though these are hits, their real impact might’ve gone unnoticed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison sat down with J.T. Harding and Uncle Kracker ...

It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the wail of a guitar that seemed to speak in a human voice, a mournful invitation.

Songwriters Beth Neilsen Chapman, Annie Roboff and Robin Lerner talk about their 1998 Faith Hill hit "This Kiss." ...

(left to right) Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina and Kate Hudson as Claire Stengl in director Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue, a Focus Features release (Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features) Neil Diamond would ...

Learn the inspiration and story behind songs without leaving the app. Learn the inspiration and story behind songs without leaving the app. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of ...

Kate Hudson as Claire Sardina and Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina in <i>Song Sung Blue</i>. Credit - Sarah Shatz/Focus Features Song Sung Blue, out Dec. 25, stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a ...