Max Martin is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite collaborators — as on her soon-to-be blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl, where he and Shellback co-produced and co-wrote the whole album. Martin, the ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is a hit with audiences — and so is the film’s soundtrack. Anderson is known for his musical prowess, and his 10th feature film is packed with hits.

Benny Blanco was raised in Reston, Virginia by Andrew and Sandra Levin. The songwriter once called his mom his "best friend." He credits his family with encouraging his interest in music from a young ...

When two stars who are as adored as Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock get together, the world takes notice. And perhaps their near-universal popularity is why their 16 year age gap didn’t even feel like ...

Benny Blanco’s mom, Sandra, and dad, Andrew, inspired his music career and cookbook Alyssa Davis is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared ...

Benny Blanco has been behind some of the biggest tracks of the past 20 years, including Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" Julien Hekimian/Getty ; Jerod Harris/Getty ; Unique ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Music has the power to shift our mood and even elevate our energy levels. Many athletes listen to specific playlists during their workouts or warm-ups to pump up their performance. Funnily enough, ...

Young people like following trends; it's a fact of life. Older people tend to age out of what's hip, preferring to stick with what they know. One example of this comes from the music people listen to.

Sandra Lee Taylor, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025, at Albany Medical Center with her devoted husband by her side. Born on July 14, 1943, in Schenectady, NY, she was the ...

On Sept. 30, 2025, God took Sandy from her family to teach new angels how to love, at the age of 81. Born in Sept. 1944, in Washington, D.C., Sandy lived a vibrant and devoted life filled with love ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...