Helen Sung
Oracles
The pianist pays tribute to her mentors on her first album of big-band arrangements.
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Brand X
Unorthodox Behaviour
With this album, released 50 years ago this month, Unorthodox Behaviour samples a variety of styles: from melodic to energetic, ethereal to mathematical.
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Commodores
Hot on the Tracks
Hot on the Tracks, released 50 years ago this month, was the Commodores' 4th album, & it was also the last album they recorded before becoming a major crossover act. From 1977, the Commodores were as big among pop and adult contemporary audiences.
The 5th Dimension
Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City & Bell Albums 1967-1974
The legendary pop act's early years collected in loving fashion, with bonus tracks and rarities nestled next to hours of soulful pop classics.
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The Shins
Oh, Inverted World
Oh, Inverted World, released 25 years ago today, is the sound of realizing there's more to life than being a smart-aleck. The album's first song, "Caring Is Creepy," sums up the typical indie response to emotional situations with its title alone.
As Americans commemorate Juneteenth each year, few songs are as closely intertwined with the holiday's themes of freedom, perseverance, and hope as "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Written in 1900 as a Lincoln birthday poem, performed first by 500 schoolchildren in Florida, and sung at Super Bowls
1975 is often remembered as one of rock's most creatively loaded years, a moment when established giants and rising innovators. From Queen's quietest ballad to Tina Turner's funk reinvention of Led Zeppelin — 12 deep cuts from 1975 that deserved to be hits and somehow never were.
The Beatles Lyric From 'In My Life' That Changed What Goodbye Means.
John Lennon started with a bus route through Liverpool and ended up writing what he called his "first real, major piece of work." The story behind the Beatles lyric that redefined farewell.
Here are 10 classic rock hits that became complicated legacies for their creators—songs loved by millions of fans.
Jani Lane wanted to shoot himself over "Cherry Pie." Thom Yorke resisted playing "Creep" for years. These are the songs that made bands famous and the artists who came to resent them.
On January 30, 1969, The Beatles played a rooftop in London — five songs, 42 minutes, no announcement. None of them knew it would be the last time all four ever performed together.
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Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City & Bell Albums 1967-1974 by The 5th Dimension released in 2026. Find Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City & Bell Al...
By the beginning of 1969, the story of The Beatles was approaching its final chapter, even if almost no one realized it at the time. The group that had transformed popular music…
As Americans commemorate Juneteenth each year, few songs are as closely intertwined with the holiday's themes of freedom, perseverance, and hope as "Lift Every Voice and Sing."…
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1975 is often remembered as one of rock's most creatively loaded years, a moment when established giants and rising innovators were both pushing boundaries at full force. It was…
Although the word "goodbye" is actually not mentioned once in The Beatles classic "In My Life," the song remains one of the most emotionally complete farewells ever committed…
Success in music can be a double-edged sword. The songs that make artists famous often become the tracks they're expected to perform forever, whether they still connect with them…
