The song they came up with was a monster, indeed. “Yeah!” hit the streets on Jan. 24, 2004, and by Feb. 28, it took the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100, setting up shop like it had signed a lease. If you ...

Music critic Ken Tucker gives us his top picks in pop for 2004. He runs down his 10 best albums, and then talks about some trends of 2004, such as the return of punk, the year of the hip-hop producer, ...

The funniest bit came at the end of the show Tuesday at the Wolf Trap's Barns, when Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was wryly wrapping things up by reminding the crowd about the merchandise in the lobby.