Though rock music is known for thrashing guitars and loud melodies, that doesn’t mean the lyrics falter. In fact, there have been many rock songs released throughout the decades that offer inspirational messages. From the riotous nature of Queen’s ...

The song that would become a smash hit for country duo Brooks & Dunn in 1993 almost didn't get written. Songwriters Steve O'Brien and Bill LaBounty wrote part of the song and tried several times (unsuccessfully) to finish it. O'Brien sat down with ...

Taylor Swift has previously written songs for fiancé Travis Kelce, exes Harry Styles, Matty Healy and Joe Jonas, and many more stars. Revisit them all ahead of The Life of a Showgirl Oct. 3 release.

In celebration of Women’s History Month 2025, I am updating one of my first Sassy Sister Stuff articles that I wrote to empower women. Every year, March 8 is officially designated as International Women’s Day, so we are going to look at female singers ...

*The BET/Centric Voting Academy announced the 2016 Soul Train Awards nominees yesterday and RCA Inspiration came out on top. Clinching three out of five nods in the gospel category—Kirk Franklin’s “123 Victory” (Fo Yo Soul / RCA), Travis Greene ...

Rachel Platten captured a pop culture moment in 2015 when her emphatic and inspirational anthem “Fight Song” landed in the Billboard top 10 and became ubiquitous on commercials and at sporting events and Hillary Clinton rallies. “I’d spent years ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have heard about some changes to the 2025 Oscars program or you're watching the show and wondering what the deal is with the Best Original ...

Max Cavalera, co-founder of Sepultura, recently released a new Soufly album titled “Chama”, a direct inspiration to Pereira’s famous catchword. “I never had contact with Alex,” Cavalera told MMA Fighting. “ [But] I hope he’s happy that we made the title of new album a tribute to him and Brazil.”