The murder ballad, though not a sub-genre we commonly reference, has never entirely died out. It seems to have about as many ...

So it’s not a surprise that during these politically turbulent times and the ongoing ICE presence in Minnesota, musicians have used the craft to speak up. Here are five songs written in response to ...

Before it became iconic, Radiohead’s haunting Exit Music was written for Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Few television theme songs are as recognizable as the haunting melody that opens the classic show M*A*S*H, but behind its ...

The Iranian regime, once backed by student movements, now murders them in cold blood. The names of 200 students killed during protests are revealed.

At the request of someone close, a local rapper shared a tribute for Faziela Swartz, a Cape Town woman who was mauled to ...

Scroggins ranks third in Lions franchise history with 60.5 career sacks, behind only Robert Porcher (95.5) and Mike Cofer (62.5) since sacks became an official NFL stat in 1982.

Musicians are giving voice to the urgency of Minneapolis. America has a long history of political protest in song.

Gaddafi had ordered the arrest of a lawyer who represented victims of the Abu Salim prison massacre in Tripoli in 1996. Human Rights Watch had estimated that 1,270 prisoners were massacred in the ...

After 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' Cape Coral's Ricky Manning was broke and considering quitting music. Then his breakup ...

Dele Fadele looks at the grizzly but bleakly funny collection that is Murder Ballads and wonders how much of a role gangsta rap ...

February is LGBT History Month in the UK, and to celebrate, Social Newsdesk writer Zahna Eklund has put together seven LGBTQ+ ...