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The 30 Best Sly & The Family Stone Covers Ever Counting down 30 genre-crossing covers of "Everyday People," "Dance to the Music," "Family Affair," and all the other Sly Stone classics.

Dance to the music!

The 40 Best Beach Boys Covers Ever Counting down the 40 best covers of Beach Boys hits and deep cuts, from The Ramones to Ricky Martin, Yo La Tengo to Yola.

RIP Brian Wilson, the writer behind most of the songs we celebrated here

Perfect font choice for the press release announcing your Creed cover

The Best Cover Songs of May 2025 25 new covers, including some surprising and fantastic takes on Taylor Swift, Queen, Springsteen, 311, Michael Jackson and more.

May's best cover songs!

Kacey covers Hank, Eddie covers Bruce, Sharon covers Neil, and two dozen more.

(Don't miss the 311 cover)

s/o to @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social and the Yacht or Nyacht crew for helping us determine what songs actually qualify

The 30 Best Yacht Rock Covers Ever - Cover Me Covers of all the classic yacht rock hits by The Doobie Brothers, Christopher Cross, Captain and Tennille, and more.

With summer upon us, it's time for The Best Yacht Rock Covers Ever!

Starbucks Sets Cafe Ambience With Worst Cover of "Dreams" You've Ever Heard Local woman Wendy Sachs felt “incredibly lucky” to hear the worst cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” ever written by a human in her neighborhood Starbucks.

“I was enjoying the weird aftertaste of my venti iced coffee when the cafe music changed from the ‘Wicked’ soundtrack to a cover of ‘Dreams’ so bad that I momentarily forgot my mother’s face."

YouTube video by EricChurchVEVO Eric Church - Clap Hands (Official Audio Video)

Eric Church covers Tom Waits on his new album. Hell yeah.

The Nie Mingjue anthem!!!

An excellent album from one of my very favorite artists, and it came at just the right time in my life. Definitely go check it out wherever you purchase or stream music.

The 20 Best Iron Maiden Covers Ever Iron Maiden's hits go disco, klezmer, and even heavier metal on these 20 Killer covers.

Up the irons! This month's Best Covers Ever celebrates the mighty Iron Maiden, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.

Review: Willie Nelson's "Oh What a Beautiful World" - Cover Me Willie Nelson isn't slowing down, as "Oh What a Beautiful World" proves. His 154th (!!!) album is a salute to Rodney Crowell, and deserves a salute back.

Willie Nelson sings the songs of Rodney Crowell. Our review:

The Best Cover Songs of April 2025 17 covers from the past month. Ben Harper covers Patti Smith! Lucy Dacus covers Lady Gaga! Dungeon synth dude covers the Ramones!

Covers of the month!

Five Good Covers: “Hey Ya!” (Outkast) These five covers of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" show that you can "shake it like a Polaroid picture" in any genre and at any tempo.

Congratulations to 2025 Rock Hall inductees Outkast!

That’s a Cover? “Whatta Man” (Salt 'n' Pepa / Linda Lyndell) Salt 'n Pepa's 1993 hit "Whatta Man" is actually a hip-hop interpretation of an older song that brought drama to its original artist.

Congratulations to 2025 Rock Hall inductees Salt-N-Pepa!

Read the story behind their hit "Whatta Man" cover:

Covers of Every Song on Warren Zevon's 'Excitable Boy' "Excitable Boy" saw Warren Zevon reach his commercial zenith with decidedly un-commercial lyrics and memorable music. These nine covers showcase both.

Congratulations to 2025 Rock Hall inductees Warren Zevon!

From a few months back, knockout covers of every track off 'Excitable Boy':

The 40 Best White Stripes Covers Ever Forty killer reimaginings of Jack and Meg's hits and deep cuts, by Tracey Thorn, Arctic Monkeys, Jack Johnson, Wanda Jackson, The Chicks, and more.

Congratulations to 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The White Stripes!

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Patrons! Go vote to decide which 2025 Rock Hall inductee gets a full Best Covers Ever countdown this year. (Or sign up for a buck to join in)

Will we do Joe or Cyndi or Warren or the Stripes or Outkast or Salt-N-Pepa or Chubby or Bad Company or Soundgarden…

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Matilda Mann Covers Chet Baker for New Tribute Album A Chet Baker tribute album tells of his perfect delivery and imperfect life. Matilda Mann gives us an intimate version of 'There Will Never Be Another You'.

"One of Baker’s strengths was the ability to deliver his songs so intimately. Whether delivering to a small nightclub in the last set of the evening, or to a concert hall, you felt he was addressing you personally. It is hard to replicate, and Mann does not try."

Review: 'Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana' - Cover Me Post Malone, Travis Barker and friends covered songs by Nirvana in 2020; now, the set's being released for Record Store Day. Was it worth the wait?

Post Malone's quarantine-era Nirvana tribute gets an official release for Record Store Day. Our review:

Dua Lipa Surprises Auckland Fans with Soulful Cover of Lorde's "Royals" As part of her Radical Optimism Tour, Dua Lipa covers Lorde's "Royals" in Auckland. This cover is part of Lipa's current quest to honor local artists.

Dua Lipa covers "Royals" down under

YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest Tommy Cash - 4′33″ (John Cage Cover) | Estonia 🇪🇪 | #EurovisionALBM

Estonia's Eurovision contestant covered John Cage's 4'33" 😆

This song has been stuck in my head for a month. 🔮 @ladygaga #ladygaga #abracadabra #banjo #banjotok TikTok video by Amythyst Kiah

wow amythyst kiah covered “abracadabra” and it’s incredible www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2E5jS5b/

The Best Cover Songs of March 2025 The 26 best covers of the past month, from punk-rock Devo to heavy-metal Air to house-pop Foreigner.

The month's best covers! Cher dons Elvis gear, Fontaines D.C. mash up Bring Me the Horizon and Nirvana, Weakened Friends roar through "Torn," and more

The 40 Best David Bowie Covers Ever Loving the alien, the rebel rebel, the Thin White Duke. 40 artists watch that man and tell us what they see. These are the best David Bowie covers ever.

This month's Best Covers Ever countdown tackles a big one: David Bowie!

40 covers of songs from throughout his career, from the well-known to a host of obscure-but-wonderful gems.

Let's dance.

The Mary Tyler Whores Release Punk Cover of "Whip It" The Mary Tyler Whores add a little punk verve to DEVO's "Whip It" in their new cover

The Mary Tyler Whores (quite a name) cover DEVO

The Best Cover Songs of February 2025 - Cover Me The month's 24 best new covers. Jack White covers Neil! Bring Me the Horizon cover Oasis! J Mascis covers The Cure (again)! and more

Covers of the month! Jack White, Courtney Barnett, Bring Me the Horizon, J Mascis, Sia, Kelela, Cody Jinks, and more

Nobody Does It Better: The 24 Best Covers of James Bond Theme Songs, Part 1 - Cover Me To celebrate the arrival of the 24th James Bond movie, we count down the 24 best covers of Bond movie theme songs new and old.

If you like hearing other people sing James Bond songs…

The 40 Best John Lennon Covers Ever Counting down the best-ever covers of Lennon's solo songs, from the iconic versions you know (Roxy Music, Donny Hathaway) to a bunch of deep cuts you don't.

This month's Best Covers Ever counts down the 40 best covers of songs from John Lennon's post-Beatles catalog