(RNS) — I have written a great deal about antisemitism lately — for good reason. But opposite that, philosemitism refers to when gentiles love, admire and feel a sense of solidarity with the Jewish ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer's new movie, "Song Sung Blue," opens in theaters in Memphis and across the U.S. and Canada on Christmas Day. Here's some information that might be helpful or interesting ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

The last time I saw Esther Rose was in the spring, when she and I met up at an Austin hotel to talk shop. She was mid-rollout for her fifth album, playing a couple of gigs in Texas before getting back ...

Esther Rose released her album Want back in May, and as is often the case, there were songs left over. Two of them see release today, and they have fabulous backstories. First up, a slow-burn ...

The actress and her longtime friend saw a problem in child's skincare and found a fun solution. First, it was having to safely and effectively remove face paint from their children’s faces after a ...