Shape note singing is one of the oldest musical traditions in this country. It’s a practice that began in colonial America, and after centuries of ups and downs in ...

Ed Sheeran is one of Britain’s biggest-selling male pop stars, and he’s sold out stadiums as an aw-shucks everyman writing peppy acoustic guitar songs with Disney wisdom. “Shape of You” defines ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...