'All I Want For Christmas Is You' sets record with 19th week atop Billboard Hot 100

This is the seventh straight Christmas season the tune has hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Two other Christmas tunes have hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 — "The Chipmunk Song," by the Chipmunks with David ...

KATSEYE, a Sixty-Year-Old Hit, and the New Global Music Map

Welcome to music in 2025. KATSEYE has been crowned TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year 2025, cementing their status as the biggest band on the platform and one of the most influential pop acts in the ...

Social media ban for children aged under 16 begins in Australia

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 as it took ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2023, Brenda Lee Made History with a Rockin’ Christmas Classic

Two years ago today, Brenda Lee made music history when her beloved Christmas classic reached the top of the Hot 100.

62 Years Ago, Andy Williams Released What Many Still Call the Greatest Christmas Song of All Time

Andy Williams’ timeless Christmas anthem still defines the season and remains a holiday favorite for generations.
Louder

“I was trying to write something heavier than the bands I was listening to, and that felt like the first time that I’d done it”: How Metallica broke the thrash metal ...

Pinching a riff from Kirk Hammett’s former band and inspired by a Charlton Heston film, Metallica reached a new level with ...