Black Sabbath released Paranoid in 1970 and almost ignored it, yet it became one of their most iconic songs of all time.

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In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Moroccan rapper French Montana kicked off the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with performances at the opening ceremony, ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Oscars Best Original Song Commentary (Updated Dec. 11, 2025): With 15 songs angling for the shortlist, there’s reserved seating for the animated frontrunner — “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” — and ...

Mammoth's "The End" is Loudwire's No. 1 rock song of 2025. It's the title track from Mammoth's third album and was also the lead single, released back in May. Wolfgang Van Halen once again took on all ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

Sleep Token have beaten the likes of Drake, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter to The New York Times' Best Song of 2025. The prestigious American publication has unveiled its list of 48 tracks of the ...