For the friends who get you, grow with you, and stay a part of you through life’s changes. These songs are about connection, showing up, being changed for good, and thanking the people who helped make you who you are.
When progress feels slow, a little music can help. These songs make room for questions, offer some encouragement, and remind us that something beautiful may be growing before we can see it.
Here we are, almost two weeks later, and, like so many people, I’m still thinking about Dolly Parton. When I composed my previous playlist, I wanted to hear the songs…
It’s been a couple of weeks since country music legend Dolly Parton died on August 25th, and maybe that’s why this one took me a little longer to write. There…
In the fall, Friday nights start with marching bands, pep rallies, and stadium lights. But the game is never the whole story. From there, football becomes a language for hard hits, second chances, changing plans, and finding our way after the lights go out.
This one’s for the ones who hold it together, show up, check in, and keep going—even when they’re tired. Songs for putting down the weight, letting go of the pressure, and remembering you don’t always have to be the strong one.
From seven strangers in a New York loft to treadmills, viral dances, YouTube, TikTok, and the screens in our pockets. Thirteen songs trace how MTV taught us to hear music with our eyes…and how we carried that lesson into the real world.
August 1, 2026, marks 45 years since MTV first went on the air. Yet there’s more than a little irony in marking that anniversary just seven months after several of…
Summer doesn’t really end all at once, does it? The days are still hot, and no one has put away the swimsuits or lawn chairs just yet. But the telltale…
The Fourth of July arrives with its own familiar rhythm: flags lifting in the summer air, music spilling from open windows, brisket shared with friends, and pool parties stretching lazily…
Some “NOs” arrive like thunder. Others arrive cool, clear, and long overdue. This playlist leans into both: the theatrical refusal, the bright pop shutdown, the stylish brush-off, the final curtain….
The Stranger Things finale landed on New Year’s Eve 2025, closing a story that began on July 15, 2016, and captivating viewers of all ages with a decade of bikes,…