After Justin Bieber recently messed up the lyrics to Luis Fonsi's chart-topping Spanish-language song "Despacito," the Puerto Rican singer wasn't all that offended: After all, Bieber is Canadian and ...

Around the world, many people in many foreign lands are exposed to—and embrace—American songwriting. Those songs, which are most often in English, find far off places where the native tongue may not ...

The lights come up. The first beats of the drum and the vibration of the bass reverberate through Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where great sandstone slabs jut into the sky, surrounding the audience, and ...

In 50 years, rap transformed the English language, bringing the Black vernacular’s vibrancy to the world. “Dave, the dope fiend shootin’ dope.” — Slick Rick, “Children’s Story” (1988) “Dopeman, ...