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“Happy Birthday” is one of the most widespread songs of all time. Even those outside of the U.S. (Where the song was initially written) have translated this familiar tune into their languages, ...

Birthdays are complicated — some people love them, others try to ignore ’em completely. If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that there’s no shortage of great birthday songs out there. There ...

“When did Black people get together and change the birthday song? I missed the meeting.” You and just about everyone else, bruh. Someone — we’re really not sure who — lit up “Happy Birthday,” changed ...

Pentatonix and Ringo Starr release “Happy Birthday Beautiful,” which was written by Diane Warren. It features the Grammy award-winning acapella group Pentatonix on lead vocals with Ringo Starr on the ...

Alanis Morissette celebrated her daughter’s 8th birthday in style on Sunday while she was playing a show in Nashville. During the concert, Morissette brought her daughter, Onyx, up on stage where she ...