Nearly 50 years after its release, Rachel Sweet's version of "B-A-B-Y" still captures the youthful exuberance that made it so memorable. Recorded by a singer who was only 15 years old, the song ...

A 400-year-old folk song about a drowned cabin boy came with immigrants from the British Isles to the New World, evolved, and was passed down by oral tradition in Appalachia. It settled there in Poor ...

Old tracks hit the Billboard charts this week, thanks to online virality. Two old songs have debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks. That is thanks to viral success on TikTok. As NPR's ...

It's happened to all of us at least once and, depending on your age, maybe even several times a day: You forget why you walked into a room, but the lyrics to that song you loved in 7th grade? Embedded ...

People are also whispering about the ghost of an older collaboration that gives the record a deep backstory. Isn’t that wild? First of all, check the song out ...

Old Spice is putting out a sequel to an over decade-old ad about the difficulty moms experience in seeing their sons reach manhood as the Procter & Gamble brand introduces new product innovations, ...

In a remote valley in southern China’s Guizhou province lies Huanggang, an 800-year-old village known for its wooden buildings. Here, the Dong people keep their unique culture alive through the power ...

Millions of people sing it each year at the stroke of midnight, some beaming with joy and others overcome with emotion as they bid goodbye to the year that has passed. But what does the New Year’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" debuts on a pair of Billboard ...

The first chords of a favorite '70s, '80s, or '90s song instantly evoke memories of youth, friends, or first loves. According to research published in Slate, brain imaging studies show that our ...