Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images The timeless hit "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire has endured beyond the month, decade, and genre in which... read more
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Britney Spears was just 16 when her first single, "Baby One More Time," was released. She quickly became a top search term on something called The Internet.
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When she was an art student in London, Florence Welch met vocalist/keyboardist Isabella "Machine" Summers, and they started making music together. They mashed their names to form Florence + the Machine, and released their first album, Lungs, in 2009.
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Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
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Did the corduroy jacket come from the Gap? Is their biggest hit a cover song? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.
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I've always thought this song was about giving up one's childhood/innocence for hard work and money. "Take my place, have my seat, it's for free" = it's free to not have a job tying you down. But, of course, you don't make money. I think it's a regret of the writer to give up freedom for "security." Just my opinion. I love the Moodies -- I have seen them live over 10 times. ...