Country singer Ella Langley, the Swedish dance-music star Robyn, and singer-songwriter Allison Russell each have a take on sorrow and discontent that yields vivid, even inspiring music.

Linda Perry wrote a series of hits in the early part of the 2000s, like Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." Now, Perry's releasing her own album called "Let It Die Here." ...

A track that was released 43 years ago this month was celebrated for being one of the most remarkable pop songs ever released ...

Country artists know how to break our hearts. They do it routinely with their songwriting and poignant melodies. The three sad country classics below are some of the worst offenders when it comes to ...

In my clinical practice, many clients speak of their use of ghosting as an interpersonal strategy, or of the pain of being ghosted. In the former, ghosting can be a way of establishing boundaries ...

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Rock stars will have bad songs on occasion; that’s just the nature of songwriting and art as a whole. Sometimes a dud or two will make it to the airwaves or an album. When it comes to the following ...

When Rebecca Love’s oldest son took his own life in 2019, at age 25, she felt like her entire world blew up overnight. In the days and weeks that followed, as she nearly collapsed under the weight of ...

Madonna has shared the first taste of her new album Confessions II. After premiering on Friday, April 17 on iHeartRadio’s Pride station, “I Feel So Free” is out now. The song is a house ode to dancing ...

The temptation is almost unbearable. A family member has done something ill-advised. A colleague messed something up badly. There are so many situations when it is so easy to say “I told you so.” What ...