Articles by Kevin Johnson
How Charlie Puth’s Super Bowl LX National Anthem Honored Whitney Houston’s 1991 Performance
A Moment of Meaning Before the Spectacle: Coco Jones and ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at the Super Bowl
Even After 50 Years, It Still Feels Fresh: How The Muppet Show Theme Steals the Spotlight
Watching Martha Argerich’s Hands: What Scarlatti’s K. 141 Teaches About Right‑Hand Technique
A Beatles Classic Filled With Hope Finds New Life in Bluegrass: ‘Here Comes the Sun’ Reimagined
Kendrick Lamar & SZA Win Record of the Year with “luther”: Why the Song Felt Inevitable
30 Years After His Death, Jeff Buckley Enters the Hot 100 With ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’
A New Song So Good She Opened Glastonbury With It: Why RAYE’s ‘Where Is My Husband!’ Works
From ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ to Today’s Charts: Why Jazz Still Shapes Pop Music
Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ as a Full-on Funk Piece: How Scary Pockets Reworked the Disco Classic
270 Years After His Birth, Mozart Still Captivates Pianists: Why ‘Rondo Alla Turca’ Endures
One Bass Line, Three Centuries: Handel, Halvorsen, and a Modern Passacaglia
From Bieber to Bruno Mars: How No. 1 Pop Hits Changed in a Decade
Sabrina Carpenter, With 6 Nominations, Will Perform at the Grammys (Again): How to Learn ‘Manchild’ for the Big Night
Why Chopin’s Waltz in A Minor Is an Ideal Entry Point for Pianists
Celebrate Dolly Parton’s 80th Birthday with ‘Jolene,’ Her Most Enduring Song
The Bad Plus Mark the End of a 26-Year Run: How They Changed Modern Jazz
BTS Is Back: Revisiting ‘I Need U,’ the Song That Changed Everything
The ‘Stranger Things’ Finale Sparked a Music Rush: How Djo’s ‘End of Beginning’ Finally Reached No. 1
How Harmony and Rhythm Express Romantic Uncertainty: Lessons from Olivia Dean’s ‘Man I Need’
Why Gibran Alcocer’s ‘Idea 22’ Works So Well on TikTok
Major Music Works Enter the Public Domain in 2026: What Musicians Need to Know
