At #8 was Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods' 1974 #1 hit "Billy Don't Be a Hero," actually a cover of a song by the British group Paper Lace — and while many people assumed the tune was inspired by the ...

Randy Newman became a one-hit wonder with his 1977 track "Short People", something he would later call a "bad break." ...

Bad Bunny is the halftime show performer for Super Bowl 60, as one of the biggest music stars in the world will take the ...

Describing exactly what Kira Coviello, aka Honest 2 Betsy, does in her viral videos is a bit of a challenge. Well, she dresses up and listens to old records. And she may sing and play along, or may ...

In January 1976, the Billboard Hot 100 featured an unlikely chart topper. For the week of Jan. 10, 1976, the novelty hit “Convoy” was the No. 1 song, five weeks after making its debut on the chart in ...

So God bless the occasional singer-songwriter like Ben Folds who sees Christmas as a way into writing the kinds of songs he would usually write, not just for the purposes of a new album but a proper ...

Even before Folds recorded “Sleigher,” there was a body of solid evidence that he was the right man for the task. That was the fact that he’d already written and recorded a number of songs that ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. For all the talk of the best and worst Christmas songs out there, there's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. De Los recently did a team huddle to determine our personal list of best albums, as well as our favorite songs ...

You know Dasher and Dancer and Pran … ugh, you know the rest of it. Yes, Virginia, while there is a Santa Claus, the music of the Christmas season can make you shift from having the feels to the ...

John Waters is an icon—a pencil-thin moustache, dark sunglasses, a transgressive catalog of films, and an overall dedication to filth. But, on his string of novelty singles on Sub Pop Records (“Jingle ...

Here’s a Spooky Season must-see that’s been a long time coming. Miramax has purchased the rights to a novelty song that has long been known as arguably the signature tune of Halloween time. It’s been ...