The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

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Federal and state officials are barreling ahead with the first terrorism case in American history that targets an “Antifa ...

Anyone who has been to a YMCA in the early morning knows the harsh fluorescence of these environments. Accordingly, the film’s first two acts are brightly lit, appearing almost sterilized at times. In ...

Whether due to innovative recording techniques or songwriting genius, the three Beatles songs below were ahead of their time.

If you've ever felt deeply moved or deeply seen by a song's lyrics, you can thank a songwriter. That's especially true in country music, where the words seem to pull on your heartstrings a little ...

The “six-seven” shrug—so viral that it has been tapped as the 2025 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com—is the latest of the unending stream of nonsensical jokes, rituals, and competitions that spread ...

TikTok is full of sex educators giving a masterclass in lesbian and sapphic sex, and while you do have to get used to the TikTok-isms like saying taco instead of vagina and spicy instead of sex ...

American Songwriter is giving its readers a chance to learn from the pros. In a new online class called Foundations, students will get the chance to develop a song from its inception to a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. Some songwriters, like Dave Grohl, are switching from America’s big song licensing ...

Taylor Swift is up for another major honor with the pop superstar being named among the 2026 nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Fifteen years after receiving the institution’s Hal David ...

Step by step guide on the in's and outs of writing a song like Rae Sremmurd. This video goes in depth about song topics, beat making, adlibs, hooks & more! all in the style of Rae Sremmurd. Comment ...