The Velvet Sundown, a pop-country band whose hits got played more than one million times on Spotify this summer, never existed. Instead, the band’s likenesses, life stories, marketing materials, ...

One day in October 1972, Paul McCartney received a phone call from Ron Kass, head of Apple Records. McCartney liked Kass and they got on well. After chatting for a while, Kass casually asked McCartney ...

The new film "Song Sung Blue" is about Neil Diamond tribute artists, but its music was recorded in Memphis. Memphis musician Scott Bomar produced new versions of Diamond's hits for the movie. Actors ...

When it comes to writing music, each singer has their own process. For some, they surround themselves with other songwriters. For others, they like to seclude themselves. And some even recall their ...

The Beatles are one of those bands that have too many hits to list them. But if there's one that stands out, that would be "Yesterday." The song was not only a huge success, becoming the most covered ...

How did Miley Cyrus find herself writing a ballad for an “Avatar” movie? It’s all thanks to her Disney “legend-in-law,” director James Cameron. Last summer, Cyrus found herself waiting backstage at ...

Taylor Swift admitted, “I was living for the approval of strangers,” and said one bad moment could make everything crumble. Fame brought success, but it also brought constant scrutiny. She explained ...

Not even a single day into 2026, and Riley Green is planning out the year. Not wanting to waste a single moment, the country singer hopes to capitalize on the success of 2025. Looking back at the year ...

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 ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Ain't no lie; ain't no shade. The past 12 months of dance music contained some both strange and exciting moments. One of the biggest moments in fact began in the last few days of 2024, when Anyma ...