In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Nov. 26 holds massive historical significance in hip-hop and R&B. It’s the day Birdman dropped his first studio album and ...

This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.

“You’re The Inspiration” came out in 1984. Written by Peter Cetera and David Foster, the sweet love song was actually written for Kenny Rogers instead, who ultimately passed on the song. “David Foster ...

A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans lost to gun violence. "You need to tell the story of your child," said one ...

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Michael McDermott hadn’t planned to rush out new music Friday, but the daily headlines about persistent immigration arrests in the Chicago area compelled him to respond the only way he knew how. “The ...

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LOS ANGELES — When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Two Chicago eateries made the 2025 list of North America's 50 Best Restaurants. A team of gastronomic leaders unveiled the list at a Las Vegas event sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, according ...

There's an array of colors, shapes and forms in the list below of the Top 40 Drug Songs, just as it is with the substances themselves. You'll find celebrations, experimental insights and cautionary ...