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More than two decades after its release, Eminem's "Lose Yourself" finally becomes the bestselling rap song in America — as ...

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Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died at the age of 84.

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The 1980s were an interesting time for country music. The genre was slowly shifting from the pop-leaning Nashville Sound production style of the late 1970s into the honky tonk-heavy sound of the 1990s ...

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 ...