These four songs written by Lionel Richie were pop hits, but they would sound great on country radio stations as well.

This 1970 classic hit by Elton John captures what real love feels like, simple, honest, and timeless enough to still move you ...

These four songs were all written by Harlan Howard, and became country music classics that are still enjoyed today.

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

When it comes to what makes a song the kind of timeless classic that people will sing along to for decades to come, it can be hard to pinpoint what makes one tune more popular than another...but ...

It's true that "Jingle Bells" songwriter James Pierpont did not have Christmas in mind when he penned the tune — which does not mention the holiday in its lyrics — in the 1850s. However, widespread ...

“Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song of the hit MTV show “Ridiculousness.” The song’s writer, Mark Mothersbaugh, a founding member of the ’80s group, Devo, makes $1 million per year in royalties ...

A Massachusetts songwriter has written for artists like Reba McEntire and Martina McBride and he shared his inspiration for writing a song with Taylor Swift when she was just starting out. Inside ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...