When host Peter O’Dowd asked his 13-year-old daughter what songs are popular on TikTok right now, she responded with “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” by Paul Anka from 1959. Music writer Ted Gioia has ...

Rob Deniel is one of the most popular singer-songwriters around. Only 22 years old, he has already assembled quite a ...

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...

While it is up to the Filipino Music Awards (FMA) on who will emerge as the biggest artist of the year, 2025 has been a monumental year for Original Pilipino Music (OPM), with songs like “Multo,” ...

Mr. Hogan is a freelance writer, reporter and music critic. Does that song on your phone or on the radio or in the movie theater sound familiar? Private equity — the industry responsible for ...

One TikTok earworm has been dominating "For You" pages globally — and shedding light on a lesser-known genre of electronic dance music from the Philippines. “Emergency Budots,” a remix of “Dr. Beat” ...