The 50 most controversial songs from the last 50 years

Controversial songs from the last 50 years. Not a year goes by without some music controversy, and 2025 was no exception. Zach Bryan's October 2025 teaser of an as-yet unreleased ...
American Songwriter

3 Rock Songs We Loved as Teens That Hit Completely Different as Adults

Nowadays, these rock songs hit us in the gut, thanks to the myriad of experiences that come with being adults.

Kansas Hit, Ranked One of the ‘Top Songs of 1976,’ Is a Timeless Classic—But Almost Didn’t Make the Album

In February 2026, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked “Carry on Wayward Son” as one of the top 40 songs of 1976. The song, ...

This 1987 Classic Rock Song Was Ranked the Best Rock Song of the 1980s

Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" tops Ranker's list of the best rock songs of the 1980s, voted on by thousands of fans. The song was almost never made — Slash co ...
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“Raised The Hair On Your Arms” – Cody Johnson Recalls The Conversation He Had With Kid Rock Over “‘Til You Can’t” Cover

Wasn't a conversation he expected to be having. Kid Rock scored his first #1 song on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart with his cover of Cody Johnson's hit "'Til You Can't," which the rocker ...
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"The player base never disappeared; they just didn't have anything to play" – Echo Foundry on reviving the rhythm game genre

Industry veterans Marcus Henderson and Lennon Lange discuss how they plan to right the wrongs of Guitar Hero and Rock Band ...
American Songwriter

3 Legendary Rock Albums So Good, They Only Have One Skippable Track

These three iconic rock albums are amazing, so much so that there's only one skippable track to be found in each record.

2004 Classic Country Hit Linked to Bob Dylan Became One of the Most Overplayed Songs in the Genre

Bob Dylan's demo from 1973 became the basis for the most overplayed country song of all time Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine ...