Chris Molanphy

Another sulking ballad, another instant hit. But it might not stick.

She’s given The Beatles and Don McLean a 10-minute run for their money.

The DaBaby controversy offered an accidental experiment in what so-called cancellation would do to a very popular song.

Its historic success is less about the song’s greatness than about how the chart works.

It took more than a year for this TikTok hit to break into the mainstream.

Stranger Things gave “Running Up That Hill” the final push, but its unprecedented climb is decades in the making.

In the peak TV era song publishers like Mara Kuge have never had so many venues for their clients’ music—but getting a song placed is complicated.

“About Damn Time” demonstrates a skill that no one else can pull off these days.

McVie could have styled herself as a ’70s singer-songwriter like Carole King, but she gave her songs to Fleetwood Mac, because she thrived in bands.

Olivia Rodrigo is back at No. 1, but this time it’s parents who put her there.