Man’s best friend can often be man’s greatest inspiration. Country music has long been known to have songs about dogs. Artists including Dierks Bentley, Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, and Blake ...

Losing a dog hits you like nothing else. One day, they’re there for every meal and every walk, and suddenly the house feels too big. Grief for a pet is real, even if people don’t always talk about it.

Let songs from Lorde, boygenius, Mitski and more help push through a sticky, sludgy August. By Dani Blum This is Dani Blum, a health reporter and sometimes music writer at The New York Times, back ...