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Bruno Mars Has Kept Classic Funk in the Mainstream: The Groove-First Approach That Still Works
Paul McCartney vs. John Lennon: Neither Is a ‘Better’ Songwriter, but Their Differences Tell the Story
How David Bowie’s Approach to Composition Still Resonates Ten Years Later
Major Music Works Enter the Public Domain in 2026: What Musicians Need to Know
The King of Rock & Roll Was More Than Just That: How Elvis Presley Fused Blues, Country, and Gospel Into Rock & Roll
Scott Joplin: How the King of Ragtime Shaped American Music
MuseScore’s Most Played Music of 2025: From Beethoven to K-Pop
‘Last Christmas’: The Enduring Appeal of Wham!’s Holiday Classic
Now a Christmas Classic, ‘O Holy Night’ Was Originally Banned by Church Leaders
A Holiday Standard Shaped by War: Why ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ Still Resonates
Riff of the Century: 7 Incredibly Creative Covers of ‘Seven Nation Army’
‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Was Rewritten to Be Happier, So Why Does It Still Sound Sad?
Frank Sinatra Loathed ‘Strangers in the Night,’ Yet It Became One of the Legendary Singer’s Most Successful Tunes
Memes Brought It Back to Life, but It Was an ’80s Masterpiece: The Real Greatness of Rick Astley’s Hit
His Legacy Is Controversial, and Yet His Works Are Impressive: Way Ahead of His Time, This Legendary Composer Is Known for All the Wrong Reasons
Don’t Follow the Formula: They Deliberately Defied Rock Songwriting Trends, and Yet They’re One of the Biggest in the Genre
Although a Simple Folk Tune, This Song Became Everyone’s Favorite: It Endures Today Among Lovers of All Genres
Executives Wanted to Cut ‘Over the Rainbow,’ but a Producer Fought to Keep It — and Made Movie History
Everyone Knows About the Elton John and Bernie Taupin Writing Duo, But What Really Went on Behind the Scenes, and How Did They Create All Those Hits?
Beyond the Seventh Inning: The Untold Story Behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’
Four Horror Film Scores Every Composer Should Study: From Jaws to The Witch, What to Learn and Why
Two Music Theory Tools Adele Uses to Create Power and Vulnerability (and Songs That Will Stand The Test of Time)
