The Soul Cages had turned into an intimate requiem for Sting's father. Cathartic though it may have been, the 1990 LP left him searching for how to begin again. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" was ...

Keith Follese and Michael Dulaney hadn't met before they sat down to write "The Way You Love Me." After the write, Follese said "I either wrote one of the best songs we ever wrote or the worst thing I ...

But the Easter special was a reminder of how the church influences mainstream music. At the time, American Idol was in its eighth season, and it was the singular singing competition in the burgeoning ...