"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got ...

‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Says Studios Kept Rejecting His Movie About a Midwestern Couple: Audiences Won’t ‘Like These People’

Song Sung Blue' director Craig Brewer on the regional bias he faces from studio executives and working with Kate Hudson and ...
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"I remember when we wrote it, there was a huge amount of excitement. It gives such a lift to the whole project... basically saying 'That's the DNA we're going to be build …

Meet the songwriting behind hits from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Tangled, Aladdin and many more ...

Musician Sara Bareilles on her early waitressing career and new Oscar-contending song

Years before the Broadway hit "Waitress," Sara Bareilles was an actual server. Juggling pizzas and working at a cafe — plus a ...

‘People We Meet On Vacation’ Director And Author On Book Cover Nod Scene’s Evolution, ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Inspiration And Paula Abdul Song

This post contains plot details from the Netflix movie People We Meet on Vacation, based on Emily Henry’s book. When images ...
American Songwriter

Few People Remember These 4 Country Hits That Came Out in 2022

We found four of the best country hits that came out in 2022, even though few people remember them anymore. Let's change that ...

Mandy Moore, Brandon Flowers gather for LA fires benefit concert

Almost a year to the day that dangerous wildfires swept across southern California, a star-studded lineup gathered to mark ...

Hugh Jackman had sleepover at Neil Diamond's house after singer called him crying about Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue' star Hugh Jackman slept over at the home of music icon Neil Diamond after the singer called him crying. Of ...
NOLA.com

More than 'Callin' Baton Rouge': See history of 3 songs that mention LA capital city

"Callin’ Baton Rouge" is woven into the city’s identity. It is shorthand for home, whether you live in the Capital City or not. But Baton Rouge shows up in other songs, too — not as loudly, not as ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Chet Atkins Told Dolly Parton to “Tone Down” Her Look

"I’ll take that to heart, Mr. Atkins. Thank you for your advice," Parton recalled telling Atkins after he suggested she ...
The Stanford Daily

Students pick their anthems for 2026

This is the first song on my morning playlist, starting my day — and hopefully also my 2026 — on a bright note. I also always ...

For 2hollis, Music Is a Family Business. So We Interviewed Him and His Dad.

The 22-year-old pop phenom’s father is John Herndon of the post-rock band Tortoise. They chatted about songwriting, nepotism ...