The album ranges from a full-on Sly Stone homage on the Andra Day duet “Lean on My Love” to the title track’s mutated Chess ...

From 'Toy Story' to 'Monsters Inc' and beyond, Randy Newman has been responsible for some of Disney's best songs.

Randy Newman wrote with no filter even when addressing his personal life. "I Miss You" address his first marriage with honesty and heart.

I first heard Randy Newman around 1970 through the sparse, startling live album "Randy Newman Live." I was 11 years old, living in Southern California, but somewhat uneasily aware of my Southern ...

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song “Political Science” on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney.

Randy Newman is a songwriter who has never been afraid to write from the perspective of those who are hard to admire and even harder to trust. This kind of protagonist is the one doing the lovey ...

Examining the Lyrics of “Political Science” “Political Science” displays Randy Newman’s ability to couch his barbed messages in benign music.

Randy Newman’s scathing satire of America is his life’s work – and never more relevant than now Over a 60-year career, the singer-songwriter and ‘Toy Story’ composer has chronicled ...

Randy Newman has fun getting under such people’s skin. The irony about this virtuoso of political irony is that his best-known works are entirely apolitical.

At the beginning of the ’80s, Randy Newman lacked motivation to write a new album. His series of releases in the ’70s has scored him great acclaim as a songwriter who had a way with beautiful ...

Randy Newman’s ingenious lyricism earned him devoted fans but not mainstream success. His turn to Hollywood would bring wider recognition.

Randy Newman’s ingenious lyricism earned him devoted fans but not mainstream success. His turn to Hollywood would bring wider ...