Daily Dirt for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 I’ll be honest, the Willie Nelson I have listed is the one that really gets to me ...

Comparing the 2020s to previous decades, there’s more discourse about trans people than ever before. But that isn’t necessarily a win for the LGBTQ community. Trans identity h ...

Taylor Swift follows Whitney Houston, Santana, Adele and Morgan Wallen as "The Fate of Ophelia" hits 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, becoming her first song to lead that long.

These songs weren't just playing on the radio—they were the secret language of a generation learning that love could destroy ...

Rest in peace, Bob Weir. Read on for the list… “Looks Like Rain” is one of a few songs on this list that was originally ...

Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the more heartbreaking the song, the more we love it. Even if a song ...

The Twilight Sad on how frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia shaped the band’s sixth album – featuring Robert ...

These three country songs all came out in 1987, and are among the saddest country songs that have ever been released.

Various songs by The Beatles get pretty sad, including the likes of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Ticket to Ride," and "The Long and Winding Road." ...

Dolly Parton has written countless beloved songs, but her own favorite is a one-hit wonder released in 1977. A fan asked, "Favorite song that's not yours?" Parton responded, "I always loved the song, ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every chart ...