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Birthday song on loop: firefighters rescue town from 5-hour serenade

A fire department in Spain's Murcia region said it was dispatched to a school where the public address system had malfunctioned and played the 'Happy Birthday' song on loop, disturbing neighbours ...
Yahoo

Country star Zach Bryan clarifies 'misconstrued' ICE song that prompted MAGA outrage and White House response

Zach Bryan at MetLife Stadium in N.J. on July 20. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images for ABA) Zach Bryan is setting the record straight. After sharing a snippet of an unreleased song that appears to criticize ...
American Songwriter

How Herb Alpert Crooned His Way to No. 1 With This Song About a Shy Guy in Love

Some hit songs are the product of much inspiration and perspiration, labored over and fine-tuned by the writers, performers, and producers for maximum impact. And then there are those that stumble ...
Soompi

HUNTR/X's "Golden" Overtakes TLC's "Waterfalls" To Become Girl Group Song With 2nd Longest No. 1 Run On Billboard Hot 100

The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack topped both the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 this week! For the second time since its release, “KPop Demon Hunters” claimed the No. 1 spot on both charts ...
collider

AC/DC Wrote the Same Song Over and Over Again — But We Loved It

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...
Variety

Taylor Swift and Charli xcx Feud Rumors Explode Over ‘Actually Romantic’ Song. How Did We Get Here?

Taylor Swift has dropped her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and the hottest topic among many online is the song “Actually Romantic.” The seventh track on the new album has led to ...
New York Post

All of Taylor Swift’s Easter eggs in every song from ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

The pop star, 35, outright sings about her fiancé Travis Kelce in several of her tracks. She also appears to subtly reference people like Charli XCX and Blake Lively in other songs. Swift is no ...
Stereogum

Fucked Up Share Half-Hour Song “Long-Ago Gardens”

A couple of days ago, Fucked Up made a big announcement. After nearly 20 years, they’re finally ready to finish their sprawling Zodiac series — the run of long, complicated, increasingly ambitious ...
Us Weekly

Who Is Taylor Swift’s Song ‘Father Figure’ About? Olivia Rodrigo, Scooter Braun and More Theories

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Swifties have a lot of theories about who could be the subject of Taylor Swift’s song “Father ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1982, John Mellencamp Scored His First and Only No. 1 With a Song He “Always Detested”

On this day (October 2) in 1982. John Mellencamp topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Jack & Diane.” It commanded the top spot for four weeks and would be his only No. 1 on the chart. Decades ...
The New York Times

Are We Headed for Apocalypse? This Book Says It’s a 1-in-3 Chance.

In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires. A detail from Samuel Colman’s “The Edge of Doom” (1836-38).Credit...Samuel ...