And you might be surprised to know how Jones came to record what many consider to be the greatest country song of all time, which was a co-write by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, who also penned ...

In October 2010, Parton joined forces with Vince Gill and Keith Urban for a performance of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at ...

Robert Plant weaved in some Tolkien in his Led Zeppelin's songs, and his bandmates never even knew. “Tolkien opened the door ...

Exclusively for Billboard, the country superstar reveals the songs from his memoir that are so special to him. By Melinda Newman In his memoir, Heart Life Music, Kenny Chesney takes the reader on the ...

More often than not, a musician’s favorite song they ever wrote isn’t the same one that’s the most popular with the public, and that’s certainly true of Elton John’s favorite (and least favorite) ...

It’s a moment recalled by McCartney in his 2023 book The Lyrics. “Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade,” he wrote, “and I always had a sneaking ambition to do it.” But in that moment he played ...

“‘Live Like You Were Dying’ was one of those songs that came at a very traumatic time in my life,” McGraw says (via Taste of Country). “It showed up and was sent to me in the middle of my father’s ...

Benny Blanco has been behind some of the biggest tracks of the past 20 years, including Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" Julien Hekimian/Getty ; Jerod Harris/Getty ; Unique ...