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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’
The Stranger Things Theme Is Super Popular, and It Works Almost Entirely Without Harmony: Here’s How That Works
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
Why the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Works: Hans Zimmer’s Relentless Rhythmic Engine
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
‘The Simpsons Theme’ Song Is So Catchy: There’s a Reason Why Your Brain Won’t Forget It
Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Models Trauma and Pressure Through Composition: Why It Still Feels Modern
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
Bruno Mars Has Kept Classic Funk in the Mainstream: The Groove-First Approach That Still Works
BTS Is Back: Revisiting ‘I Need U,’ the Song That Changed Everything
Paul McCartney vs. John Lennon: Neither Is a ‘Better’ Songwriter, but Their Differences Tell the Story
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
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
