Contrary to common misconceptions about its meaning, “Hound Dog” is not a song about a dog. In our ongoing campaign to fight misinformation about songs and songwriters, we will attempt again to ...

Sometimes I wonder what Shakespeare would think about 21st-century language. Like, would he think it’s “dope” that so many of the slang words we use actually have two meanings? Would he be super ...

Taylor Swift fans are convinced that the singer has called out Justin Bieber, the ex-boyfriend of her best friend Selena Gomez, in a track from her album Midnights. The album, Swift's tenth, was ...

The word mondegreen is defined as a misheard word or phrase that makes sense in your head, but is, in fact, incorrect. The term was coined in a November 1954 Harper's Bazaar piece, where the author, ...

Taylor Swift’s lyrics are some of the most famous in the world – so when the pop star made a change to one of her most popular songs, her fans were bound to notice. Have Taylor Swift fans called time ...