The FADER's "Songs You Need" are the tracks we can't stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. With the liquor-fueled day parties of June already in ...

Comedy and music share a similar skill of presenting heavy messages in ways that feel light, and these country classics that use humor to deliver serious messages are proof that they work even better ...

The hits we remember from the 1980s can be split into two categories: the ones we continue to love, and those we continue to hate. Sure, there was a lot of fluff produced in the decade (as is the case ...

Commentator Jan Swafford weighs in on the complex relationships among Brahms and the Schumanns. And we hear Thomas Quasthoff sing the last of Brahms' Four Serious Songs.

It’s probably not a huge surprise to most fans that the most impactful song of Luke Bryan‘s career was his radio-ready mega-hit from 2011, “Country Girl (Shake it For Me).” But the singer himself ...

Bret McKenzie is a funny guy. Whether performing as half of Flight Of The Conchords, which he and musical partner Jemaine Clement jokingly billed as “New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based ...

Reader, I have a question. Why do you look so good in those jeans? Forgive me for being forward, but it’s been nearly two weeks since the release of the soundtrack for “A Star Is Born,” which means it ...

Not all country music songs are serious songs. Although the genre is full of songs about love, relationships, and even heartache, there are still plenty of light-hearted fun ones, including these ...

Tenacious D's "Tribute" centers around the band warding off a demon by playing the greatest song in the world, and then not being able to remember what the greatest song in the world was. Turns out it ...

Rami Even-esh, aka Kosha Dillz is known for jumping on what’s happening in the news and making funny, catchy rap songs that are full of Jewish pride. In his latest video, “Watermelon“ (“Avatiach),” he ...

Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” may be the most musically resonan t song in the film and album, but it’s a melancholy one; conversely, Dua Lipa’s disco-fied “Dance the Night” is lighthearted ...