Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A song first written in the 1950s found its biggest voice in 1972, when Three Dog Night turned “Black and White” into a ...

The late icon's catalog counts "When Doves Cry," "Purple Rain" and "Kiss" among its biggest successes. By Trevor Anderson Prince, aptly named, was music royalty, celebrated among his peers as a ...

The legendary songwriter penned hits for stars including Garth Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Tanya Tucker. By Russ Penuell The songs told the stories. The artists made ...

You’ll like “Valerie” by Steve Winwood! There’s something about the 80s synths in these two songs that feels super similar to me. While Steve Winwood is probably a little more pop-rock than yacht rock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nicki Minaj's "My Life" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital ...

Before he was the "Hero No. 1" of the 90s, Govinda was a young, ambitious newcomer in 1986 trying to make his mark. While he had the talent and the lineage, it was a moment of sheer stubbornness ...

There is only one word to describe Michael Jackson’s musical output: staggering. The best-selling solo artist of all time, who also crafted the best-selling album of all time with “Thriller,” is ...

Sometimes, creative magic happens when you’re not taking yourself so seriously. That was the case for the writers of these songs, each of which began as a joke in one way or another—and wound up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. There are a handful of songs in American pop culture that are so ...

Receiving little commercial attention with his 1969 debut Empty Sky, Elton John was still searching for his first career on April 24 in 1970, when he released the single “Border Song”. “The sentiments ...