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Ben Folds on Writing for Charlie Brown, When Music Lost Its Sense of Humor, and How “Stupid” the Critics Were About Billy Joel

Ben Folds is “Rockin’ the Suburbs” for your kids these days as Charlie Brown’s main songwriter (all due respect here to ...

Peanuts’ Charlie Brown Is Now a Beacon of Toxic Positivity

Is Charlie Brown, of all people, a purveyor of toxic positivity? That certainly wasn’t the case for decades of comic strips ...

Ben Folds Explains How Charlie Brown Goes From ‘Dude Who Hates Camp' to Singing Its Praises in ‘Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical'

Billboard is premiering the Folds-written song "Leave It Better" ahead of the special's Friday debut on Apple TV+.
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The Peanuts Gang Is Back With Apple TV Plus Summer Musical

Apple TV Plus debuted the 40-minute cartoon on Aug. 15, with the streaming service describing it as: "A musical special about ...

Christmas Came Early: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Gets 60th Anniversary Vinyl Release

To mark the film's 60th anniversary, several new editions of the soundtrack album are dropping this fall, which are available ...

Ben Folds on the depth of the new 'Snoopy Presents' animated musical and why he left Trump's Kennedy Center

Folds, known for his piano-driven pop rock genius, took the helm on writing "empathetic and nuanced" songs for the new 'Snoopy Presents' musical after making headlines for stepping down as artistic ...