NLE Choppa’s Mom Jumps Into Son’s Beef, Which Just Got Weirder

NLE Choppa's mom, Angela Potts, claims NBA YoungBoy slept with her son's baby mama, adding fuel to their ongoing rap beef.

53 Years Ago, Elton John Soared to His First U.S. No. 1 With This Overlooked Hit

Elton John claims to hate his first US No.1, but its nostalgic '50s vibe and iconic 'La-la-la' chorus made it a classic anthem.

From work songs to hip-hop, 'call and response' shaped Black music

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Only 88 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are

The Hot 100 chart measures success across genres. Drake has the most No. 1 song debuts in history, followed by Taylor Swift ...

What Really Happened on 'The Day the Music Died'? Unpacking Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper's Untimely Deaths

The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern ...
American Songwriter

Jethro Tull’s First US Top 40 Hit Took Three Years To Get Its Stateside Footing

Jethro Tull delivered their first British Top 10 in 1969. That same song gave them a US Top 40, but only three years later.
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Searching for America in song with historian Jill Lepore

With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States.
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Jason Aldean Shares New Tracks From Upcoming ‘Songs About Us’ Album, Including His First-Ever Duet With His Wife

Just in time for the weekend, Aldean released not one but three new songs from his Songs About Us album. They included “Her Favorite Color” and “What’s A Little Heartache.” And for the last song, ...