The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few years ...
Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...
Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...
No matter the genre, music is full of cover songs. Some artists record covers as an homage to those who inspired them. Others just like the song and want a version in their catalog. Sometimes, fans ...
Christmas is coming up quickly, and we don’t blame you if you’re not exactly looking forward to hearing the same five Christmas songs from the 1950s on repeat everywhere you go. That being said, not ...
Kimi K: If I were to cover a Christmas song, I think it would be “Where Are You, Christmas” from The Grinch. It just reminds ...
When an artist covers a song that's already popular, they always run the risk of facing criticism. But in these 10 cases, country artists were able to take successful songs from other genres and make ...
Back in March, during the kickoff to the latest leg of her Radical Optimism tour in Melbourne, Dua Lipa told the crowd she had a crazy idea. “To make my life a little bit harder, I thought, ‘Why don’t ...
What are some insane metal covers of classic rock songs? There are countless cover songs by rock and metal bands, and while artists often try to stay true to the sound and mood of the original song, ...
Now, I don’t think anyone should be covering PJ Harvey’s music—as a rule of thumb. I’m just not quite sure there’s another musician who could channel Harvey’s haunted masterpiece properly. But, then ...