A lot of pop songs become hits because they perk you up. But not this pop song. Among current chart-topping bops like Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” and Lil Naz X’s “Old Town Road,” there’s the absolute ...

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So Capaldi essentially scored a global No. 1 hit from a standing start in 2019. How’d he pull that off? I can’t speak for the song’s success in Denmark, Italy, or Singapore. But in America, at least, ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...