Tag: Pop and Rock Music

Phantom Artists Stole Their Songs. They Couldn’t Get Them Back.

Bad Dog, a group from D.C., was forced to take a crash course in streaming fraud, a shadowy realm that costs musicians $2 billion a year.

A Sharp Warning About Donald Trump

Readers discuss an editorial that one called “the full-throated condemnation of Donald Trump that the facts demand.” Also: Taylor Swift; trucking; Canadian hockey.

How ‘Insomniac’ Became an a Cappella Sensation

Few people were aware of the 1994 single “Insomniac” by the rock duo Billy Pilgrim, and it quickly sank into obscurity. But a cappella groups can’t stop singing it. We set out to find an explanation.