Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, the best songs for morning commutes can help you start the day off on the right foot, especially during back-to-school season. Maybe you need something fun ...

On today's 'Daily Variety' episode, country superstar Reba McEntire celebrates 50 years in music with EP releases, and Season 3 of 'Happy's Place.' ...

Taylor Swift subtly changed the background on three of her songs on Spotify. “I Knew It, I Knew You,” “I Knew It, I Knew You (Piano Version),” and “Blank ...

The past year has minted a pair of new superstars as Ella Langley and Olivia Dean dominate the 2026 top songs chart from Luminate, Variety and Billboard’s official data partner, amid global trends ...

The conventional wisdom around this year’s midterm elections has been that Democrats think 2026 has the potential to be a blue wave and that Republicans quietly believe they may be right. But despite ...

Last November, a pair of Olympic-bound figure skaters performed in a competition to a song with lyrics that sounded oddly familiar. “Every night we smash a Mercedes-Benz,” the singer began. It was one ...

We’re right at one month out before the highly-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic hits theaters. As you know by now, the film stars the late King of Pop’s own nephew Jaafar Jackson in the titular role ...

Some of Taylor Swift’s popular songs could be dangerous for drivers, according to new research looking at how music affects behavior behind the wheel. A recent study found that fast-paced music — ...

In most good country songs, there's a little more to the lyrics than meet the eye. But these 18 songs go above and beyond the genre's mandate for a well-thought-out lyric. They're so in-depth, they ...

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 8:21 p.m. Ari Lennox is leaving no vacancy for R&B music in 2026. The neo soul songstress released her third album, “Vacancy,” on Friday – one of the first major R&B ...

Tennessee's country music queen is celebrating a milestone birthday. Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946 in a one-room cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee, as the fourth of 12 children. Since starting her music ...