In the world of country music, there are many disparate regional influences — think Red Dirt in Oklahoma, and of course, the Nashville sound — that influence the genre. But few have had the outsized ...

The magical Waheeda Rehman recalls with affection her memories of SD Burman whom she fondly called Dada. Jitesh Pillai takes notes. Dada Burman (SD Burman) composed the song Jaane kya tune kahi for my ...

My research collaborators at Yale University and I tried to figure out why we like sad art when we hate experiencing sadness in real life. We pay good money to see depressing movies and listen to Sad ...

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This new era of Darius Rucker is intriguing. The 59-year-old artist and former frontman of Hootie & The Blowfish (to be clear, he isn’t Hootie) has had a lot of new things happening in his life as of ...

Artists “It took five years to finish the song and define what it was about”: How My Chemical Romance created a classic anthem Artists How a Mike Inez bassline kick-started Ozzy classic No More Tears ...

According to information from the family, musician Nguyen Vu, author of the famous songSad Hymnpassed away at the age of 82 at 5:30 p.m. on September 24 due to a heart attack. Musician Nguyen Vu (1944 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: YouTube/The Beatles Picture this scenario: one day in the summer of 1968 you sit down and ...

It is said that the legendary Madan Mohan, the music director known as the ‘Ghazal King’, didn’t get his due during his lifetime. Unlike his contemporaries, he didn’t rush. He enjoyed his breaks, and ...

Picture this scenario: one day in the summer of 1968 you sit down and write an achingly heartfelt song inspired by the beauty of the Scottish Highlands and six months later you record a version whose ...