Back in March, during the kickoff to the latest leg of her Radical Optimism tour in Melbourne, Dua Lipa told the crowd she had a crazy idea. “To make my life a little bit harder, I thought, ‘Why don’t ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

These unforgettable cover songs by Sinéad O’Connor, Jeff Buckley, and Whitney Houston became stronger versions than the ...

It is the ultimate form of compliment from one artist to another when they record their own cover version of the original artist's work. Artists covering other artists have long been an integral part ...

What separates an average cover song from a truly great one? Some covers become even more iconic than the originals, but what makes them stand out? This deep dive explores three of the greatest cover ...

Who doesn’t love a good cover song? Even if a cover song falls short of the original’s quality, it is still quite the treat when you see it performed live or hear it through your headphones. Although ...

When he helped induct Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich mused, “On any given day, the heavy-metal genre might as well be subtitled ‘Music derivative of ...

Trivium's Matt Heafy has shown himself quite adept at covers through his social media channels over the last five or six years and now he and his band are seeking input from fans on which song they ...

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...