FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony: First song performed before USA vs Paraguay at SoFi Stadium

At the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony before USA vs Paraguay, the event opened with its very first song, officially ...

The first song Cillian Murphy ever fell in love with is a 1963 smash: “All on vinyl”

Although Cillian Murphy didn't make it as a musician, he discusses his favourites fondly, recalling The Beatles' 'Love Me Do' ...

'She’s Not There' Was the First Song the Zombies Ever Wrote

The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964 and went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: “TSOP” Became the First TV Theme Song to Hit No. 1

Over the last 40 years, it has been extremely rare for an instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100. That makes it all the harder to believe that during a five-year span in the mid-1970s, no fewer ...
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The First Song That Started Taylor Swift’s Career

Some songs feel tied to a specific season of life. For Taylor Swift, that song was Tim McGraw, the track that introduced listeners to her emotional writing and small-town storytelling. A lot of people ...