Whether for personal morals, creative choice, or commercial success, the three musicians below chose to change the lyrics of their covers.

These four one-hit wonders are actually cover versions of other songs, and we'd argue that they beat the originals.

Some bands liksuch ase Metallica and Megadeth have chosen the more serious route when recording cover songs over the years.

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best and most culturally significant covers of popular ...

The nu-metal version of the '80s pop-rock song instantly made Limp Bizkit a global phenomenon. It got a wider audience in the ...

Cover songs are a divisive topic in music, at once celebrated for their ability to bring new life to old material while also being decried as the provenance of schlocky tribute acts or wedding singers ...

Just as Metallica have saluted a lot of their favorite bands with an on-point cover — from Mercyful Fate and Misfits to ...

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...

The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few years ...

Ben Platt’s recent cover of Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” has gone viral on social media. The appeal was the song choice and change in performance style – an unexpected crossover between Platt’s musical ...

Jelly Roll showcased his musical talents when he covered Miley Cyrus' song "Flowers" during a visit to BBC Radio 1 last week.