There's a long history of celebrating the United States within the rather relatively short history of rock and metal and, ...

Released in 1976, "If You Leave Me Now" became the band's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, introducing a softer side ...

As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early ...

In 1893, a teacher scaled Pikes Peak in Colorado and penned one of the US's most cherished songs, "America the Beautiful". Today, travellers can retrace her historic ascent.

"Country Roads," the John Denver classic written more than a half-century ago, has become the soundtrack of the Americans' ...

It happens all the time — as the years roll on, the meaning of a song gets forgotten, ignored and abandoned, ultimately leading many to mistakenly confuse the song for being passionately patriotic. So ...

Ggenerative AI is transforming political campaigns in the Johor state election, from creating anthems to social media content ...

This little ol’ country of ours is turning 250. Along this nation’s journey from a collection of rebellious British colonies to world power, music has always been part of the American soul. In the ...

Brian Wilson wasn’t a car guy, but he and The Beach Boys made some of the most influential catalog of car songs in American music history.

Except on the National Anthem.  In one of my last columns, I spoke about the National Anthem. The next morning, a dentist friend of mine reminded me that the tune was an old English drinking tune ...

The host of “The Last 12 Weeks” shares insights and stories on capital punishment. By Maurice Chammah See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

America’s 250th has unleashed flashbacks to the Bicentennial, a buildup to July 4, 1976, awash in corporate patriotic branding, a flood of variety specials and a very memorable version of Schoolhouse ...