In 1981, the Greg Kihn Band scored a long-awaited hit single with “The Breakup Song.” The song, subtitled “They Don’t Write ...

From "Someone Like You" to "You Oughta Know," breakup songs just hit different when you know the stories behind them ...

Brokenhearted listeners consistently add this track to their breakup playlists.

The 2000s produced one of the most remarkable runs of breakup songs in pop history. These songs did not flinch, carried ...

The track was famously called an 'exploration of the dark side of psychedelia' by 'Rolling Stone.' ...

Some people react to possible romantic endings by playing their favorite breakup songs. The end of a treasured relationship is always difficult, but music can be soothing. Below I list more than 50 ...

According to the newly released data, Taylor Swift appears on more user-created breakup playlists than any other artist on Spotify, solidifying her status as the voice of love lost. Swift is known for ...

Van Buren is the American Songwriter Spring Breakup Song Contest Promotion winner with his song “Got Away.” American Songwriter caught up with him to get the story behind the song. How long have you ...

If you take a microscope to Russell Dickerson's song library you will find barely any songs about a breakup. That's by design. Dickerson sat on the Taste of Country Nights barstool, and I asked him ...