Tim McGraw has never hesitated to make bold song choices, but his most controversial song to date actually resulted in him getting dropped from certain country radio playlists. McGraw faced an uphill ...

Classic rock songs that would cause controversy if released today Radio programmers in the 1970s made a decision, more or less consciously, to evaluate songs like wallpaper. Did it fit the room? Would ...

In 1975, Loretta Lynn released her most controversial song 15 years after the birth control pill was introduced on May 9, 1960—and it remains one of the most enduring songs on the subject 66 years ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Generation Z was born between 1997 and 2012 into a music landscape shaped by forces no earlier generation faced. YouTube and social media could turn a banned song into a global event overnight. One ...

Few songs in music history have walked the fine line between absolute adoration and intense controversy quite like one Tom Jones' 1968 classic. Decades after "Delilah" first dominated the airwaves, ...

The “Karma Chameleon” singer has been known for controversy, but this one may take the cake. Boy George has recently released a controversial pro-Israel track, “We Will Dance Again”. George claims the ...

Elvis Costello’s classic track “Oliver’s Army” has long been a controversial song. The tune features a use of the N-word that Costello has since abandoned. In fact, he previously quit playing the song ...

From drug references to other explicit content and verbal assaults on the authorities, some songs set out to be controversial ...

Following tensions, boycotts and protests at recent editions of the song contest, this year could prove more fiery than ever – including on the dance floor. Here are five of our favourite entries. As ...

When it comes to musicians documenting their love lives through song, there’s never a dull moment. Here are a few songs about real relationships from the good ol’ 70s. These had some potential to ...