Pop

How 7 Writers Made God Went Crazy A Hit Song

Rob Sheffield

It often takes a village to make a hit song. For “God Went Crazy,” Teddy Swims, known as Jaten Dimsdale, ...

They Tried To Break Him; Prince Built A New World

Rob Sheffield

It is hard to picture a world that did not love Prince. But before he was a huge star, he ...

Booed Offstage, Prince Went Home And Invented The Future Funk

Rob Sheffield

Imagine getting booed off stage while opening for the Rolling Stones. That is what happened to Prince in 1981. The ...

19 Million People Watched Teddy Swims and Maren Morris Break Hearts

Rob Sheffield

Nearly 19 million people have watched one special performance online. It is not just a song; it feels like a ...

One Light, One Tear, No Backup: Prince Shows Heartbreak For Real

Rob Sheffield

How long does it take to show true heartbreak? For Prince, it took less than five minutes. There are no ...

“Sign O’ the Times”: The Secrets We Weren’t Meant to Hear

Rob Sheffield

When Prince hit the stage in Rotterdam in 1987, it was pure electricity. That whole “Sign O’ the Times” era ...

Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” Was Actually a Big Pink Car

Rob Sheffield

Did you know one of Prince’s biggest hits started with a little white lie? The song that made him a ...

Fire You Cannot Tame: Guetta x Tones x Teddy

Rob Sheffield

What happens when the world’s number one DJ brings two of the planet’s most soulful voices together for the very ...

The “Leaky Faucet” In Prince’s Head That Never Stopped Making Music

Rob Sheffield

Can you imagine making seventeen albums in just three years? It sounds impossible, but that is what Prince did. Between ...

Title: Cher at Her Best: Legendary 1975 Performances That Still Shine

Deborah L. Jacobs

Pop fans are thrilled as a short clip from Cher’s 1975 variety show, The Cher Show, has resurfaced online. In ...