Todd Rundgren is probably not alone in being spurred on by heartbreak to write his first-ever song. He may be standing among fewer artists via the fact that he recorded it twice, and perhaps fewer ...

Most songwriters would like to forget the very first song they ever wrote, as such songs tend to be childish and clunky. Todd Rundgren, on the other hand, came out of the gate with an accomplished, ...

Both haunting and triumphant, “Hello” is pure Adele, powerful and vulnerable at once. Unlike the season of sorrow she endured due to a “rubbish romance,” which inspired so many of her early songs, she ...

Hello... It's Adele. Six years after the release of her chart-topping single, the 33-year-old singer is ready to share the meaning behind "Hello." On Wednesday, Nov ...

Lionel Richie wanted to say ‘goodbye’ to Hello - which he insisted he only wrote as a joke. The superstar said he penned the song’s iconic opening line - ‘hello, is it me you're looking for?’ - for a ...

Richie’s 1983 ballad, “Hello,” soared to number 1 on the charts and became one of his most recognizable tunes. But the singer/songwriter explained in a 2018 interview with GQ that he didn’t initially ...