There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few years ...

What are the greatest cover songs? That was the question posed in my Oct. 15 Sunday Arts+Culture article, “Can a cover song be better than the original version? Absolutely! Here are six of the ...

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...

It is never easy to cover one of the biggest bands of all time, but some musicians have pulled off phenomenal interpretations of incredible Metallica songs. This is no simple task, especially since ...

Already making her mark on the zeitgeist in 2023 with Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey had one more thing to say earlier this month with her take on John Denver’s ...

Here is the most played cover song by 55 big hard rock and metal bands. You might be surprised at some of the selections depending on how closely you follow your favorite band's setlist routine. For ...