Tim McGraw has never hesitated to make bold song choices, but his most controversial song to date actually resulted in him getting dropped from certain country radio playlists. McGraw faced an uphill ...

In 1975, Loretta Lynn released her most controversial song 15 years after the birth control pill was introduced on May 9, 1960—and it remains one of the most enduring songs on the subject 66 years ...

Generation Z was born between 1997 and 2012 into a music landscape shaped by forces no earlier generation faced. YouTube and social media could turn a banned song into a global event overnight. One ...

The most controversial songs of the '80s: Do you agree? The 1980s were the decade that built the machinery of music censorship. A group of Washington politicians' wives, alarmed by what their children ...

The “Karma Chameleon” singer has been known for controversy, but this one may take the cake. Boy George has recently released a controversial pro-Israel track, “We Will Dance Again”. George claims the ...

At 14, Janis Ian recorded a song most record companies wanted nothing to do with. Born Janis Eddy Fink, Ian grew up on a New Jersey chicken farm in a home filled with music. Her mother loved jazz, her ...

From drug references to other explicit content and verbal assaults on the authorities, some songs set out to be controversial ...

Following tensions, boycotts and protests at recent editions of the song contest, this year could prove more fiery than ever – including on the dance floor. Here are five of our favourite entries. As ...

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When it comes to musicians documenting their love lives through song, there’s never a dull moment. Here are a few songs about real relationships from the good ol’ 70s. These had some potential to ...

Doja Cat is speaking out after the hashtag #DojaCatIsOverParty started showing up on Twitter over the weekend. The rapper-singer, whose given name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, came under fire after ...