American Songwriter

On This Day in 1981, Olivia Newton-John Went No. 1 With a Song She Begged to Scrap: “I Freaked Out”

Olivia Newton-John desperately wanted to pull "Physical" from the charts before it became her best-selling single of all time.
The Current

Nov. 21 in Music History: Happy Birthday, Björk

Billy Idol had a hit with a cover; The Stone Roses released a song after five years; Ray Charles had four hits at the same ...
American Songwriter

The Writer’s Block: Eddie Schwartz on Writing Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” Burning Out, Then Releasing His First Album in 30 Years

"They encouraged me to write again," said Schwartz of his songwriting hiatus, "and now that I'm writing again, they created a monster." ...
Shortlist

From stage to screen: the musicals that nailed the big-screen leap

Arguably the hippest musical of all time, and undoubtedly the coolest musical of the ‘70s (sorry, Fiddler on the Roof), ...
Press of Atlantic City

Britain's Royal Mint issues special Freddie Mercury coin in tribute to the Queen front man

LONDON — Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live ...