Frank Zappa once provocatively asked, "If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?" This insightful question set the stage for a pivotal moment in music history. In 1985, Zappa ...

What were rock radio's most played songs of 2025? Using the Mediabase chart for Active Rock's year-to-date tracking of radio spins running from Jan. 2025 to present, it's been determined that Papa ...

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These female country artists got their songs banned by radio stations because of controversy, close-mindedness, and in one ...

Back in the days of AM radio dominance, there was one thing that often set FM stations apart from their AM counterparts: the length of the songs. Popular AM top-40 stations such as KHJ (930 AM) had ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 1 on Radio Songs for a twenty ...

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes ...

Music trends may sweep the nation, but every state has its own unique soundtrack — and iHeartRadio is breaking down exactly which songs listeners can't get enough of. From chart-topping pop anthems, ...