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How Nina Simone became hip hop’s secret weapon

Nina simone’s influence on hip hop is bigger than most people realize. Her emotional delivery, protest themes, and powerful ...

‘Diamonds Are Forever’: The Women Behind the Songs of James Bond 007

Following January’s rumors that Dua Lipa is negotiating to write and perform the theme song for Amazon-MGM’s “Bond, James ...
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The Best Songs of 2025

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

One of the Beatles’ Most Disliked Songs Is Actually One of Their Best Classic Hits

Often labeled as one of the most overlooked Beatles song, Maxwell's Silver Hammer reflects Paul McCartney's polished taste on ...

“I had no idea that he was that good”: Mark Tremonti on Alter Bridge’s “secret weapon” and his soloing strategies

Here in a well-kempt west London hotel, it could be the coffee doing its thing, or it could just be that Tremonti and Alter ...