As for Van Morrison, he begins one lyric found in “Lit Up Inside & Keep ’Er Lit: The Collected Lyrics” with “Rave on, John Donne” and goes on to refer to Kahlil Gibran, Omar Khayyam, Walt Whitman and ...

Speaking with Variety about the songwriting process, Shakira says, “We wanted it to have that universal message. These are hectic times, and it’s about stopping and taking a moment to lean on each ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --Miley Cyrus says that writing "Dream as One" for Avatar: Fire and Ash was "kind of a challenge." The music artist, 33, stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday to promote the film.

When it comes to iconic songs by The Beatles, there are too many to count, but even then, some stand out among the others. "Hey Jude" wasn't included in any Beatles album, but it was recorded during ...

Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...

ZANESVILLE – The wind was calm, as an afternoon sun crackled between the autumn canopy of the northern Muskingum foothills. Hunter Lepi, a Zanesville and Dresden blues and folk artist, navigated ...

In the year since Liam Payne's tragic death at 31 years old, his friends, family and fans have come together to reflect on his life and legacy. Netflix paid homage to the late One Direction star this ...

A choir teacher was exasperated with hearing slang like “67” in her middle school classroom. Rather than ban it, she asked her students to write and perform a song about it. “Some teachers get ...

Songwriter Dana Hunt Black remembers her cowriter, the late Kent Robbins, leaving her what seemed like an incomplete voicemail the night before the two were to meet up for a writing session. His words ...

Taylor Swift’s new song “Wood” has been making headlines for its spicy lyrics, but the pop star claims the track wasn’t originally meant to be so … forthright. “I brought this into the studio and I ...

A Massachusetts songwriter has written for artists like Reba McEntire and Martina McBride and he shared his inspiration for writing a song with Taylor Swift when she was just starting out. Inside ...

Many of the songs nominated in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Emmy category occupy key spots in their programs, and “Agatha All Along”’s “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” appears in eight ...