Can a song save a movie? Discover 15 iconic movie soundtracks that became more famous than the films themselves.

This article originally ran as part of 2021’s Punk Week. It has been republished and updated in celebration of what would have been Ramones frontman Joey Ramone’s 75th birthday on May 19th, 2026. Long ...

Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul singer known for a slew of hits from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, has died. He was 90.

John Mellencamp's last Top 40 hit featured his typically sharp songwriting. But it also made some modern adjustments.

Kevin Cole, a revered DJ at KEXP, stars in the new documentary "Radioheart" at the Seattle International Film Festival.

"Torn" was an earworm stuck in the collective heads of anyone near a radio in the late '90s thanks to Australian singer and ...

In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of ...

In the 80s and up until the 90s, road trips relied on a soundtrack of lively debates. Families piled into station wagons or ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Steve Knopper, who wrote about the confluence of several boy bands of the 1980s, '90s and ...

If you grew up in the '90s, you probably remember a time when turning on your radio or watching channels like MTV meant that you came across songs that were instant hits, and other times you would ...

If you graduated from high school during the 1980s, one song was unavoidable that spring. Synth-driven, guitar-fueled, and occasionally absurd, the decade’s biggest hits have a way of sending you ...

“Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” a silly song about dancing at a honky tonk bar, ironically ended up having a major impact on Brooks and Dunn’s career. Although the song itself feels a little bit cheesy, it’s ...