We have such a weird relationship with pop music in 2012. In past eras, unimpeachable megastars like Michael Jackson and Madonna comprised the mainstream. Today, there's almost a sense of shame ...

It’s that time of year: the season when we look back at the last 12 months of everything, including music. Check out Douglas Wolk’s list of the top 10 songs of the year to get the full backstory on ...

Sped up or slowed down. Ironic or painstakingly sincere. Blown up or stripped down. Cover songs can be approached many different ways, but there one element shared by all great covers: they must be ...

Join Russ Borris and Alisa Ali as they count down the Top 30 songs of 2012 for The Alternate Side, New Year's Eve starting at 10! Hard to believe, but here we are bringing 2012 to a close. It's ...

The folks at Spotify have revealed a list that's pretty indicative of which tracks were wildly successful in 2012. In the ensuing pages, you'll see the 10 most-streamed songs of the past year on the ...

Few periods of time stick in our minds as clearly as the tween years of 2012 and 2013. Cliques formed in school, kids threw raucous bar and bat mitzvahs, and many felt the awkward urge to ask middle ...

Billboard looks at 13 Brett James-written songs that reached the pinnacle of the Hot Country Songs chart after his death this week at age 57. By Jessica Nicholson Nashville’s music community is ...