Robert Burns wrote down the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne," and in the almost 250 years since, it's been cemented as the anthem ...

As “Auld Lang Syne” takes its annual spin around the globe on New Year’s Eve, its chorus belted out by revelers young and old, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s enduring power ...

Penned by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788, Burns confessed that he had gathered the words after hearing an old man recite ...

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of ...

Pronounced “Old Lang Zyne,” experts say it started as a poem, and has since become a song that is now a staple in New Year’s ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...

When it came time to commission a new pop song for her bittersweet romance Materialists, Celine Song had a simple guideline for prospective songwriters: Make it like John Prine’s “In Spite of ...

On Friday, Oct. 17, Ella Langley released a new song called “Choosin’ Texas,” a track about Texans loyalty to their state. In the song, Langley tells a story about how she couldn’t keep her man, a ...

Brett Ryback showed up for his first day of school at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to discover he had a substitute teacher. Chamber opened its production of "Old Wicked Songs" Sept. 20 with the surprise ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Taylor Swift’s “August” reenters four Billboard charts in its ...

You know the moment, when you’re at a party, and the playlist humming in the background suddenly plays that song. Everyone perks up. Phones pause mid-scroll, and the conversation stalls. Some songs ...

Radiohead’s “Let Down” debuts on four Billboard charts after going viral on TikTok, marking a rare chart smash for the alt-rock legends. Radiohead, Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Colin ...