The Swedish pop song came out at a time when ABBA was trying to break into the American market. But it would go on to become a global anthem.
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‘The Folk Box’ sought to trace the roots and branches of American music, and document the forging – and constant reinvention – of the national identity.
William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, penning protest songs against Great Britain.
For one thing, most of it isn’t the kind of music you’d want to shop to.
Whistlers aren’t born. They’re made.
Kraftwerk helped invent modern electronic music. What happens to their legacy when a co-founder’s studio is broken up and sold off?
‘He is the sovereign master of his piano; he knows all its resources; he makes it speak, moan, cry, and roar under fingers of steel,’ wrote one critic at the time.
The new song on The Life of a Showgirl credits the late George Michael as a songwriter – and borrows some lyrics. But it still hold its own as an original track.
The Estonian composer has written some of the world’s most performed contemporary classical music. Many fans may not realize how deep the religious influences on his work are.
Ben Platt’s viral cover of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi highlights the enduring power of musical covers to reinvent songs and bridge genres.
Just weeks after a farewell tribute concert, one of the true originals of rock and heavy metal has died.
Brian Wilson, leader, songwriter and producer of the Beach Boys, has passed away at age 82.
Group singing was once a major key to Australia’s national happiness. Why are we only now paying attention to the powers it has?
The true depth of Michael Mosoeu Moerane’s work as a composer and educator is revealed in a stunning new biography called The Times Do Not Permit.
A musicologist explains how an oft-forgotten opera, pop and jazz singer from New York City launched the country music industry a century ago.
He took west Africa’s Mande music to a new level of global recognition, often collaborating with artists who made music in very different styles.
The composer, bassist and innovator Gerald ‘Mac’ McKenzie died on 29 April. He changed Cape Town’s unique music traditions forever.
The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
For Brits, ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ evokes nostalgia for a vanished, golden age. But Americans experience it as a stirring sendoff into a hopeful future.
Phonk isn’t just a new-age TikTok trend. It’s the music of a generation rallying against the state of the world.
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Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester
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Academic in the School of Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Adjunct Lecturer of American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor in Guitar, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury College
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Head, Interactive Composition , Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne
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