Atlus on Going From Driving Trucks to Driving Songs Up the Charts: ‘The Music Lets People Know They Are Not Alone’

In 2022, singer-songwriter Atlus had already been building a name for himself with indie projects including 2021’s Low ...

Uketsu talks ‘Strange Maps' topping inaugural Billboard Japan book chart, musical influences & writing for ‘One Reader': Interview

Uketsu appeared in person - though fully masked as usual - at the Billboard Japan Book Charts awards ceremony held on Dec. 16 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1991, This NFL Player Topped the Country Music Charts—and Later Wrote No. 1 Hits for Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker

Mike Reid, a former NFL Pro Bowler turned country singer, scored his only No. 1 country single on Feb. 26, 1991.

How Sepultura got help from an indigenous tribe to write one of their defining anthems

“This was the album where the band transcended the death/thrash genre and simply became a timeless metal band,” former ...

43 Years Ago, The Best-Selling Album of All Time First Topped U.S. Charts

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' made its chart-topping debut 43 years ago today.

Thanks to Netflix, a New Generation Finally Understands Why Fleetwood Mac’s Music Hurts So Good

Fleetwood Mac's timeless ballad Landslide finds new life and charts success thanks to its inclusion in the Stranger Things ...
Music Business Worldwide

Grammy winner Shaboozey signs publishing deal with EMPIRE

Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter Shaboozey has signed a publishing deal with EMPIRE Publishing, extending his relationship with the independent company beyond its recorded music business.

Jessie Ware tells us about writing dancefloor-ready new single ‘Ride’: “It’s confident and it’s sassy”

Jessie Ware has spoken to NME about her new single 'Ride', describing it as "confident and sassy". Listen here.

Whitney Houston Broke a Beatles and Bee Gees Chart Record With Her Sophomore Album

Whitney Houston broke the record of having seven consecutive number one singles, beating The Beatles and the Bee Gees.

Music fans baffled as Scottish health website is top result in search for 1969 classic

Neil Diamond fans were baffled after searching for the lyrics to 1969 classic Sweet Caroline, only for the top result to be ...
Christian Science Monitor

AI can write songs, plays, and novels. What does that mean for human creativity?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin

Grammy-winning US songwriter Billy Steinberg, a key figure behind a string of chart-topping hits including Madonna's Like a Virgin, has died at the age of 75. Steinberg's family described him as a ...