Vocal performances, pop songs, choir arrangements and the changing lives of familiar melodies.
478 stories
Ed Sheeran joins Sydney Bourbeau for “Thinking Out Loud” at West Edmonton Mall. Their shared microphone performance places the familiar ballad within a public setting, with nearby…
Abu performs Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” on The Voice Kids Vlaanderen. His sustained phrases carry the ballad through the blind audition, while the television…
Students from Luxembourg’s Lycée des Garçons d’Esch-sur-Alzette sing Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” for Captain Ronald Smith after his final flight. Their unaccompanied voices turn the aircraft cabin…
Adam Lambert reshapes Cher’s “Believe” as a ballad at the Kennedy Center Honors. The tribute places his voice within a measured arrangement, with longer phrases and a…
Stellenbosch University Choir brings “The Circle of Life” into a choral setting, with André van der Merwe’s arrangement connecting layered voices and percussion. The familiar melody gains…
Van leads a Paris performance combining “We Are the World” and “Heal the World” with Sankofa Unit and fellow musicians. Piano, voices, cello and drums build a…
Viktoriia Onopriienko performs a rhythmic-gymnastics ball routine to Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” at Tokyo 2020. Throws, catches and coordinated body movement give the Olympic sequence a continuous…
Kelly Clarkson performs “All by Myself” in a Kellyoke segment. Her voice develops the familiar ballad through restrained lines and fuller phrases, while the band provides a…
Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett plays Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” in Drumeo’s studio. The drum kit supplies a clear rhythmic focus, with coordinated cymbal, snare and bass-drum work developing…
Taylor Swift and Lisa Kudrow perform “Smelly Cat” at the Staples Center. Singing, acoustic guitars and the song’s comic character bring the Friends melody into Swift’s concert,…
Ren performs Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” and “Lithium” on a Brighton street. Guitar and voice carry the familiar material through the public setting, with the recording connecting both…
Lucy Thomas sings Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in her official music video. A clear vocal line carries the familiar melody through sustained phrases, with the accompaniment supporting its…