With monumental releases from Prince, Madonna, and Bruce Springsteen, 1984 is considered one of the biggest years in pop music history. And this year also birthed a song from a transitional moment in ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was colliding with... When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time ...

Producer Mark Ronson and singer Bruno Mars started their careers on opposite sides of the country and took different paths to stardom, but they combined forces at exactly the right time to make a hit ...

This is a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen. Most of what you hear on All... This is a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted ...

The 2000s has produced a shocking amount of incredible music – and since changes in technology have made it all pretty much free, we’ve been able to hear more of it than ever before. We’ve been lucky ...

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