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Jeremy has more than 2000 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

A look at the most skipped songs from 40 of classic rock's most famous albums makes one thing crystal clear: The music world is dominated by individual songs now. Streaming services such as Spotify ...

Pearl Jam isn’t quite the last band standing from the glory days of grunge—their Seattle brothers Mudhoney still fight the good fight, delivering good new records every few years—but they are among an ...

Prime Video’s latest teen drama “The Runarounds” follows the formation of a high school jam band in North Carolina just before the five friends leave their hometown. William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy ...

Teachers’ Day has always been a special day to honour our teachers who shape our lives with knowledge and wisdom. Every year on September 5, people across India celebrate Teacher's Day. This day also ...

No one wants their time wasted, including by music. But the rise of TikTok-optimized tracks less than two minutes long might be going too far. The best long songs are an antidote to that—a way of ...

Let's get one thing straight: the start of September does not mark the end of summer. Astronomically speaking — aka the autumnal equinox — doesn't occur until the latter half of September each year.

Justin Bieber really loves his wife, Hailey Bieber, and he’s making it known on his new album, Swag II. One of the tracks, “Love Song,” is about his desire to write one for Hailey. On the chorus, he ...

Is Morgan Wade alt-country's ultimate rock 'n' roller? With an electric live stage presence and a full workup of tattoos, Wade can look tough as nails on first impression. Her most well-known songs ...

Whether unintentionally funny or raucous on purpose, there are plenty of songs across the genres that will inspire a chuckle or two. Considering that music tackles pretty much every human emotion, ...

What if Kelly Clarkson did Kellyoke, but the popular Kelly Clarkson Show segment was with the artists themselves? And it was also an interview? That’s kind of the setup for Songs & Stories with Kelly ...