What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums

Each team has a "signature" song played when the line-up is announced, a warm-up song, and a track that is played if they ...

“I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunts his iconic hit “American Pie”

McLean — who recorded “American Pie” with a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar — has said the lyrics sprang from a deep sense that ...

PJ Morton showcases pop and gospel influences on new album

A member of the pop band Maroon 5, PJ Morton hasn't forgotten his roots in gospel music. He splits his influences down the middle on the new double-album, "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning." ...

Why 'Country Roads' has become the celebration song of the 2026 World Cup and USMNT

World Cup fans and United States die-hards have sung the John Denver classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Why?

‘I am from Bosnia, take me to America’: The real story behind an unlikely World Cup anthem

When Bosnian fans unfurled a banner reading “I am from Bosnia, take me to America,” during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup ...