From state-of-the-art music venues to lively festivals, here are a few reasons every music lover should visit Meridian, MS!

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.

He has been dead for 72 years, but Hank Williams is still the biggest influence in country music. “Anybody who writes a personal song, in some ways, ...

Many of the most enduring songs were written by desperately poor people – especially in America’s Deep South. Blues musicians would often write their own material, as would gospel singers.

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Outlaw Blues,” “Three Angels” and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” were personal favorites from Dylan’s monumental catalog.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been writing and singing together since the ’90s, and they play as though they are one ...

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 This week’s most popular songs in Canada across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by ...

“Do you not want to marry me?” Macaulay Culkin asks his betrothed, Brenda Song, over lunch. His not-wife of almost a decade giggles at the suggestion. She’s been wearing a ring (bigger than ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...