Producer and songwriter Benny Blanco is behind hit songs released by Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Katy Perry, and others.

Joan Baez has spent the past 60 years singing protest songs. While many from her generation gave up on social justice activism, she carried on. She’s also recorded many Bob Dylan songs throughout her ...

Lily Collins, Zoë Kravitz, Sean Ono Lennon and more inspired their musical parents to turn personal lullabies into classic ...

Shirley Bassey was the voice behind three James Bond theme tunes, but a crass suggestion made to her by John Barry helped her record 'Diamonds Are Forever'.

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Growing up poor and raised by a single mother, Merle Haggard also connected to the song, and months before Parton released her version, he featured the song first on his 1968 album Mama Tried.

Taylor Swift's song "22" was released on March 12, 2013, as the fourth single off of her Red album. Now, following the Eras World Tour, the track is more beloved than ever.

Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the ...

The inauguration of Gov. Josh Shapiro at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on Jan. 17, 2023. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh ...

State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D., Luzerne), foreground, with members of the musical group The Witch Doctor, which opened for his group, Eddie Day and TNT. This story first appeared in PA Local ...