‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.

Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes ...
HELLO! Magazine

What does Gen Alpha's viral 6-7 meme mean? And what it says about the TikTok generation

If you're a millennial like me, you probably hold dear the fact that your childhood was entirely dominated by the internet. Dial-up broadband was something you only used on occasions (with mum's ...
Yahoo

Todd Rundgren on music, microdosing, accidentally creating hit records and why he ditched Pro Tools

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images “For a while back there in the ‘70s, drugs seemed to work for ...
Yahoo

Ace Frehley, hard-rocking Kiss guitarist, dies at 74

LOS ANGELES - JULY 24: Guitarist Ace Frehley of the rock and roll band 'Kiss' performs onstage on July 24, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Dan Stone is leaving Y100 after a 34-year career at Midwest Communications and too many concerts to count

After 34 years at Midwest Communications, where he’s been a mainstay on the air and off at WIXX-FM and then Y100 (WNCY-FM), Dan Stone is retiring from full-time radio. He’ll bid listeners goodbye on ...
American Songwriter

The Spiritual Song Johnny Cash Played Every Night in the 1960s: “It Always Gave Me Inspiration”

Johnny Cash had many songs that were mainstays on his setlists—certain songs he had to play for fear of disappointing his audience. Then, there were songs included in his live sets that were put there ...
Mashable

'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 4: Why Ellie sings 'Take on Me'

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. SEE ALSO: 'The Last of Us' ...

Hilary Duff’s New Song ‘Mature’ Is a Powerful Return to Pop Music — & Exactly What I Needed as a Mom

Breathe in. Breathe out. Now scream, cry, jump around and dance — because Hilary Duff just released a new single for the first time in a decade, and it’s exactly what I needed as a mom. It’s nostalgic ...
MusicRadar

“He said, ‘Great. Very nice record. Now tell me, who do you think we should get to sing it?’ That took me completely aback. After all, he was holding the Paul McCartney ...

One day in October 1972, Paul McCartney received a phone call from Ron Kass, head of Apple Records. McCartney liked Kass and they got on well. After chatting for a while, Kass casually asked McCartney ...
NME

Every song on the ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ soundtrack

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'. CREDIT: Disney Jeremy Allen White becomes the Boss in biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Directed by Scott ...
MusicRadar

“I went to the label and said, ‘This song sucks. This is not the song I wrote.’ They said it sounded fine. I did not agree”: When a songwriter went to war with her ...

There is an innate understanding among songwriters that it pays to be extremely wary of any idea that springs too easily to mind. The main concern is that the idea may already exist – that your ...
Mother Jones

Border Patrol Won’t Say Why It Used a Michael Jackson Song With Antisemitic Lyrics

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Two months ago, U.S. Border Patrol posted a hype video on Facebook and Instagram ...