“When we first started playing around Melbourne, electronic dance music was massive in Australia,” says Jet frontman Nic Cester. “To try and compete with that we wrote Are You Gonna Be My Girl so we ...

In 1964, Sam Cooke‘s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” became a song of revolution and protest for generations to come. More than three decades later, the powerful ballad is being reimagined as a ...

Guest conductor Markus Poschner conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with violin soloist Charles Yang, at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Nov. 29, 2024. The soulful melody and message of Sam ...

As I listened, repeatedly, to Nicholas Phan's new CD, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Azica Records), a collection of American protest songs, it occurred to me that it's been a while since I've heard ...

Nicole Cooke-Johnson and acclaimed artist Nikkolas Smith connect to ensure that a new generation feels the song’s enduring message of hope.

Astley recently released his new album, "Are We There Yet?" Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories.