There's no law that says musicians from the United States have a monopoly on writing songs about their native country — so let's expand your horizons with the following list of 11 great songs about ...

What is an “American song”? Simply defining this term raises a whole bunch of questions. Is an “American song” one that is about America? Is it one that played a role in American history, or one that ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity. In a country as ...

"Hotel California" by The Eagles, "Johnny Be Goode" by Chuck Berry, and "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys are among the ...

We asked 25 people to tell us about a song that captures the sound of the present, speaks to where American culture is going, or otherwise evokes this moment in time. Here are their answers, including ...

“Of all nations,” wrote Walt Whitman, “the United States with veins full of poetical stuff most need poets and will doubtless have the greatest and use them the greatest.” This prediction in ...

In 1776, the founding fathers declared the birth of a nation called the United States — and 182 years later, Billboard debuted the Billboard Hot 100 chart to keep track of all of the songs that have ...

"Of all nations," wrote Walt Whitman, "the United States with veins full of poetical stuff most need poets and will doubtless have the greatest and use them the greatest." This prediction in ...