Comedian Bob Mortimer has paid tribute to his “lovely”, “brilliant” friend Chris Rea, after the “Driving Home for Christmas” ...

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

Alanis Morissette discusses the reaction to her 1996 hit 'Ironic' in her episode of the MGM+ series Words + Music.

Country music has its sad songs and its love songs, but it also has its funny songs. For decades, country music fans have gravitated towards light-hearted, humorous tunes, including these three from ...

Kickstarting December, several inches of snow have covered the United States this week; however, while some may be enjoying time off from school or work, others are busy cleaning driveways, sidewalks ...

The talented Parrot has a hilarious new take on his previous hit song. Brody, the Yellow-Naped Parrot, remixes songs, showcasing impressive vocal abilities. Yellow Naped Amazon Parrots are praised for ...

When it comes to natural talent, vocal birds are where it's at. As animals, we probably underestimate (and shouldn't) that their intelligence and vocabularies keep evolving in the most impressive ways ...

It seems unfathomable that 1987 was 38 years ago, but it’s true. In 1987, there was a lot of great music that came out, including these three country songs, which surprisingly sound even better today.

Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more. By Lindsay Zoladz By Lindsay Zoladz The end of the year is nigh, which means I’ve been hard at work putting ...