In late 1971, songwriter-guitarist Wayne Carson was working on a track but only had about two verses completed for it. He was in Memphis at the time, and the project he was on required him to stay a ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

In the 1970s, Elvis Presley began covering “My Way,” a song Paul Anka wrote for Frank Sinatra. Anka saw Sinatra’s version of the song as defiant, and he didn’t think Elvis was capable of striking this ...

Music history is split into two definitive eras: before and after Elvis Presley. Regarded as "The King of Rock and Roll" (a crown he believed belonged to Fats Domino), Presley captivated the world ...

Elvis Presley's recording of "Snowbird" remains one of the most delightfully unexpected hidden gems of his 1970s catalog.

One of the most popular songs of all time is Frank Sinatra‘s “My Way”. For decades, people across generations have enjoyed this Sinatra classic thanks to the motivating message and epically melodic ...

Ben Platt’s recent cover of Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” has gone viral on social media. The appeal was the song choice and change in performance style – an unexpected crossover between Platt’s musical ...

When Depeche Mode released “Personal Jesus” as the lead single off their seventh studio album, Violator, the man whom Martin Gore wrote the song about was long gone. He died twelve years earlier, ...

Elvis Presley recorded what would become his most scandalous song in 1957, a Smiley Lewis cover with lyrics that had to be changed to avoid radio backlash. "One Night ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...