From Maxwell's greatest breakup song to Kirk Franklin's legendary gospel track, The Root's cleaning playlist includes some of the many songs to tap into the next time you pick up a mop.

A monumental trade allowed Micah Parsons to give something to his Mother that she'll never be able to repay him with.

Micah Parsons was traded from the Cowboys to the Packers on Thursday, after a training-camp holdout and trade request on Jerry Jones' desk was honored, sending him to an NFC rival.

Jim Baird, a retired Army major and commercial pilot from Franklin County, is giving away his cherished 1966 red Corvette Stingray to honor a fellow veteran, inspired by a country song.

John Prine has a couple of songs that are lyrically ambiguous, and his 1971 classic, "Illegal Smile", is certainly one of ...

"I had to smile when Neil Diamond joined us onstage," Robbie Robertson recalled in his 2018 memoir 'Testimony.'" ...

Rekha opens up about her special appearance in ‘Parineeta’; recalls how ‘Kaisi Paheli’ still brings a smile after two decades: ‘As I stepped onto that jazz club…’ ...

Miss Blue Ridge Carlehr Swanson of Richmond sings and plays an Aretha Franklin song as her talent during Saturday evening’s annual Miss Virginia pageant at the Berglund Center.

“Die With a Smile” becomes Bruno Mars’s third-longest Hot 100 hit and Lady Gaga’s longest-charting single, spending 49 weeks on Billboard’s all-genre tally.