Listen to SZA’s New Song From Pixar’s Hoppers

SZA has shared a new song, “Save the Day.” It appears on the soundtrack to the forthcoming Disney-Pixar film Hoppers, which premieres next month. Give it a listen below. Due out March 6, Hoppers takes ...

Billy Steinberg, Hitmaking Lyricist of Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin,’ Dies at 75

He co-wrote five pop-rock songs that soared to No. 1 in the 1980s and shared in a Grammy for producing Celine Dion’s 1996 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, a Massive Country Hit Inspired by Bill Monroe Became the Tennessee State Song

Sixty-one years ago today, a major country hit inspired by a Bill Monroe classic became a state song of Tennessee.

1976 No. 1 Hit 'Theme From S.W.A.T' Was Born After Songwriter Persuaded Aaron Spelling to Give Him a ‘Shot’

In February 1976, the song “Theme From S.W.A.T.” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The instrumental, written by ...

Philadelphia's Old-School Italian Restaurant Puts Opera Singer Servers In The Spotlight

Incredible live opera singing from the servers meets delicious, old-school Italian food in this Philadelphia staple locals ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Gram Parsons Wrote Actor Peter Fonda’s Trippy First Single in 1967

"He [Gram Parsons] taught me how to play it, and I went and practiced it and practiced it and went out and cut it," recalled ...