Happy birthday to you! Everyone knows the traditional birthday song. But did you know that there are countless other songs about birthdays that are reflective and fun for celebrating your big day?

LOS ANGELES-- A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims ...

“Happy Birthday” may be the Hill sisters' main claim to fame, but Patty (left) and Mildred's (right) impact on American history extends far beyond the beloved song. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

At a well preserved 122 years old, "Happy Birthday to You," the most frequently sung English song in the world, has never looked better. 1. “Happy Birthday to You” was originally composed in 1893 as ...

Billy Ray wrote that Miley gave him "the gift of music" for his 64th birthday Billy Ray Cyrus/Instagram; John Nacion/Variety via Getty Billy Ray Cyrus shared a snippet of a new song written by Miley ...

You may have never heard the name Greg May, but he’s probably heard yours. It’s possible that May has heard more names than any other person alive at this point. That’s because nine years ago, May set ...

When you hear a cover of a familiar song, you likely still recognize the song, even if it’s suddenly in a different tempo, an octave higher or played on different instruments and sung by a different ...

It’s tradition to sing “Happy Birthday” when celebrating a friend or family member’s entrance into the world. But for many black people, the familiar birthday song alone just won’t do. When serenading ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For a song as iconic as "Happy Birthday," the rights issues behind its usage in films have been ...

LOS ANGELES — In a gift to many musicians, movie-makers and other content-creators, a federal judge has found that the song “Happy Birthday To You” is entirely in the public domain. But the move could ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los ...

The 'Fixer Upper' star, who shares five kids with wife Joanna Gaines, turned 49 on Tuesday Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty The Magnolia family is celebrating one of their own. Chip Gaines turned 49 on ...