In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s "oldies" tunes spread online. Its ...

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of ...

Besh pede,” a popular Uyghur folk ballad, is among dozens of Uyghur-language songs that have been deemed “problematic” by ...

Music has always been more than just entertainment. Throughout history, it’s sparked revolutions, challenged governments, and ...

Frank Zappa once provocatively asked, "If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?" This insightful question set the stage for a pivotal moment in music history. In 1985, Zappa ...

Eedris Abdulkareem's song "Tell Your Papa" is a lyrical protest against Nigeria's worsening socio-economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu's leadership. This statement was originally published ...

The Russian prosecution office opened a case against 18-year-old Diana “Naoko” Loginova, a student at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College and vocalist of the St. Petersburg street band Stoptime. The ...

It was a graveyard smash. It caught on in a flash. And Elvis Presleyreportedly thought it was trash. It's perhaps the quintessential Halloween song, Bobby "Boris" Pickettand the Crypt-Kickers' ...

There are several reasons that singles don’t receive radio play. Sometimes, an artist doesn’t have enough push to get their music in front of programmers. Other artists may not fit the popular radio ...