single stories

17 years ago this week, Michelle Branch released the opening track from her debut Maverick Records album as a single, resulting in a top-20 hit for the singer-songwriter. “Everywhere,” like the rest of the songs on THE SPIRIT ROOM, is...

In the midst of a flurry of stories and new releases last week, we neglected to wish Arlo Guthrie a happy birthday – it was on July 10, just in case you want to mark it on next year’s calendar...

49 years ago today, David Bowie released a single which – even with the size and breadth of his discography over the course of his life and times as a recording artist – remains one of the signature moments of...

57 years ago today, The Drifters released their first single to feature Charlie Thomas on vocals, a Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman composition which was a big hit for the group and an even bigger hit for a completely different...

10 years ago this week, Coldplay released their fourth studio album, VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS, so we’ve decided to celebrate the occasion by delving into the secret origins of its title track, which went on...

Last month, just two days before the second anniversary of Prince’s death, the estate of His Royal Badness released the original version of his composition “Nothing Compares 2 U,” thereby providing us with a good excuse to spotlight the song...

This weekend, a woman who possesses one of the most famous distinctive voices in music will be celebrating a birthday, but since we won’t be in the office on the day in question, we decided that someone as special as...

If you’re one of the millions upon millions of viewers who tuned in to watch Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding on Saturday and watched the proceedings with rapt attention, then you couldn’t possibly have missed the Kingdom Choir’s performance of...

34 years ago today, Prince released his first single with the Revolution as his backing band and provided a generation with an instant retort to any traumatizing moment in their lives: “So this is what it sounds like when doves...