Music has a funny way of playing tricks on us. You think you know a song inside and out - its story, its artist, its soul - and then someone drops the bombshell: it was written by someone else ...

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen. Most of what you hear on All Songs is focused on new music, but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Singers Mariah Carey (L) and Whitney Houston perform "When You ...