Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...

These three country songs were all big hits in the 90s, likely because they all have stunning and unexpected lyrics.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 1996, Jo Dee Messina’s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” ...

The post Rob Harvilla on ’90s Music, Ska Erasure, and the Defining Songs of the 2000s: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. As the host of 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s, Harvilla has explored quite ...

A beloved alt-rock hit from the late 1990s seems like a simple love song, yet its origins tell a far darker story. The lyrics of "Slide" tell a sad story that contrasts sharply with the song’s upbeat ...

If you love 90s songs and indie music, we’ve got a treat for you. These 10 indie songs from the 1990s were quite popular when they first came out, but have since been partly forgotten in favor of ...

A decade ago, country music of the ’90s was treated like a novelty from a bygone era. In 2012, Jason Aldean released “1994,” a single that had him chanting the name of honky-tonker Joe Diffie like a ...

If you grew up in the '90s, you probably remember a time when turning on your radio or watching channels like MTV meant that you came across songs that were instant hits, and other times you would ...