Most songwriters would like to forget the very first song they ever wrote, as such songs tend to be childish and clunky. Todd Rundgren, on the other hand, came out of the gate with an accomplished, ...

Todd Rundgren is probably not alone in being spurred on by heartbreak to write his first-ever song. He may be standing among fewer artists via the fact that he recorded it twice, and perhaps fewer ...

Adele’s “Hello” has already broken just about every first-week record there is. Still from the video for “Hello” A crucial part of being a star is knowing how to make an entrance. Perhaps no one knew ...

Adele’s “Hello” has something in common with Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Tom Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me.” (Digital Trends) Adele is picking up right where she left off—smashing sales records. The ...

After an extended hiatus from the spotlight, Adele made her triumphant return Friday with "Hello," the lead single from her long-awaited new album, 25 (due out Nov. 20). "Hello, it's me," the now ...

Both haunting and triumphant, “Hello” is pure Adele, powerful and vulnerable at once. Unlike the season of sorrow she endured due to a “rubbish romance,” which inspired so many of her early songs, she ...

Admittedly, rocker Todd Rundgren could be considered an unlikely muse for someone who writes about marketing. But his signature song “Hello, It’s Me” is clearly about a complicated relationship, and ...

Let's all pause for a second to appreciate that this moment has been four years in the making. Ever since the massive hit 21, we've been waiting patiently — or not-so-patiently — for Adele's follow-up ...

If you thought Adele’s “Hello” was good the first time, wait until you hear it in 25 different styles. YouTube user Ten Second Songs is known for his myriad of eccentric covers of popular songs, but ...

Adele's new insta-blockbuster, "Hello," touches on the singer's signature theme of breakup regret while adding a new twist: the telephone. The song joins an illustrious lineage of sad-phone-call songs ...