Syndicated advice columnist Ann Landers took issue with Alice Cooper’s 1975 song—and she published his response.

Classic rock songs that would cause controversy if released today Radio programmers in the 1970s made a decision, more or less consciously, to evaluate songs like wallpaper. Did it fit the room? Would ...

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 ...

The 70s was full of controversial, yet memorable hits. Here are some songs that definitely fall in this category.

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

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

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 ...

A new song, Bahun Bajey Kina Kaseko, by Khem Century, released on YouTube three weeks ago, has drawn controversy. After a complaint alleging the song demeans ...

It’s the song that’s captured the attention of many Americans. “Rich Men North of Richmond” sits atop Billboard’s Top 100.

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 ...