As always, Taylor Swift dominated the headlines in 2025, as she celebrated two major life-changing events and yet another ...

Nottingham, Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to the festive season. Why is it that it’s these particular pieces of music that get us thinking of the ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to the festive season. Why is it ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

If you love The Beatles, you know that the Fab Four have a signature sound that is hard to mistake for anyone else. And considering they were the biggest band of the 1960s (or possibly the whole of ...

One of the highest-profile bets on artificial intelligence just came from a most unlikely place. Berkshire Hathaway Inc., led for six decades by value-conscious investor Warren Buffett, disclosed last ...

In “Atlantic City,” Bruce Springsteen sings “Everything dies, baby that’s a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.” He never could have known that more than 40 years after releasing ...

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration. By Lindsay Zoladz When Taylor Swift first released the track list for ...

BURBANK, Calif -- To celebrate "The Sound of Music" on its 60th anniversary, the classic film has been newly restored using state-of-the-art technology. For the first time, it's now available for home ...

President Donald Trump unleashed yet another tirade on his social media platform earlier this week, threatening legal action against ABC after the network put Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show back on ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. “‘Chain Swangin’ was the first time I felt like I caught one ...

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