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Modern country music gets a bad reputation. Sure, there have been some overly slick, even corny country songs released in the 2000s. But that can be said about any music style in any decade. Indeed, ...

Irish boy band Westlife is celebrating a major milestone this week as they mark 26 years since the release of their beloved song, “I Lay My Love on You”. Fans worldwide have shared memories of the ...

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2 Russians, 2 Jews, and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar ...

Dr. Elmo Shropshire explained the creative differences that led to the decision in a 2015 interview Kevin Mazur/Getty; Phil Roman Entertainment In the early 1980s, Dr. Elmo Shropshire rose to fame for ...

Here’s the good news: There’s a whole world of modern Christmas music that exists outside of what restaurants and retail stores play ad nauseam starting Nov. 1. Now for the bad news: That world has ...

“Before He Cheats” was released by Carrie Underwood in 2006. The song, written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, is on her freshman Some Hearts album. It became an immediate hit for Underwood and ...

These 33 songs have been played at least 2,000 times by some of the biggest names in rock and metal. Let that sink in for a moment. There are at least 33 songs out there that have been played live ...

Did you ever hear that Frank Zappa quote "If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?" Quite a point, right? Back in 1985, he and a bunch of other musicians took a firm stance ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — If you remember the saying “Be Kind, Rewind,” the new exhibit the Indiana State Fair just announced for 2026 may be the nostalgia fix you need. The Indiana State Fair is ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair says it will be "rewinding the clock to the golden age of home video" with an exhibit set to debut next year as an "immersive tribute to the VHS era." After what ...