KC and the Sunshine Band, racism, instrumental songs, forgettable melodrama, good to great FM radio fodder, and a Bowie ...

The McBurney YMCA was a happening place in the 1970s. This single room occupancy hotel, or SRO, served as a safe haven, a single’s lounge, and a gym for gay men in New York City. Some denizens of this ...

If you’ve ever heard the original recording of “Tennessee Whiskey” by David Allan Coe, you’d wonder how Chris Stapleton ever landed on his version. While Coe’s original is stellar in its own right, it ...

Andrea Carrillo is a writer and editor with over six years of experience covering beauty, travel, wellness, and shopping for national lifestyle publications, including GQ and Reader's Digest. Kelly ...

For the most part, it’s the lyrics of a song that we remember most. A song really only needs a catchy chorus to be a hit. But, every so often, there is a musician who can create an instrumental break ...

In 1978, Village People, a disco band of six men deliberately stylized as sexy macho gay characters, released its album Cruisin’. The album featured “YMCA,” an upbeat disco track praising the Young ...

President Donald Trump closed out his time in Saudi Arabia with a familiar tune, though its presence playing in the conservative Gulf nation has raised some eyebrows. As is typical at the end of many ...

At a rally held in Michigan to celebrate his 100 days in office, US President Donald Trump grooved to the popular YMCA song as his supporters cheered on. This disease has no cure, and it’s suddenly ...

The newly established YMCA Music Academy offers programs in instrumental instruction, vocal training, music theory, and artistic development. Monrovia – In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at ...

Carrie Underwood sang “America the Beautiful” a cappella after an awkward audio malfunction at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC, Monday. The “Before He Cheats” singer, 41, ...