New York City, NY

Music connected to New York City

New York City: a concrete jungle where dreams are made of, and music history is written every day. From the Bronx, where hip-hop was born in the 1970s, to the stomping grounds of pop icon Lady Gaga, NYC's influence on music is undeniable. Artists like Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and the late Whitney Houston have all put the city that never sleeps into their songs, and Taylor Swift even mentions a landmark in "cardigan." With over 600 songs referencing it, and nearly 300 artists mentioning it, the Big Apple is more than just a backdrop; it's a muse.

Beyond the music, New York City is a melting pot of culture and history, fueled by its strategic harbor location that made it a major trade hub. Imagine walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, or gazing up at the Empire State Building, an Art Deco masterpiece. Despite its low-lying coastal location, the city vibrates with relentless energy, a testament to the millions who call it home. So, tune in, and let New York City inspire your next musical adventure.

About New York City

• Lady Gaga, the pop icon, was born and raised in New York City.
• Hip-hop music originated in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
• Its strategic harbor location fueled New York City's rise as a major trade hub.
• There is a secret train platform under the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
• The Great Fire of 1776 destroyed a quarter of New York City.
• Named for the Duke of York, New York City was incorporated in 1653.
• With over 8 million people, New York City exceeds the population of many US states.
• New York City averages 33 feet above sea level, a low-lying coastal metropolis.
• Finance and professional services are major industries in New York City.
• New York City vibrates with relentless energy, a concrete jungle of dreams.
• Manhattan bedrock primarily consists of metamorphic schist dating back 450 million years.
• The Hudson River flows along the western edge of Manhattan.
• Peregrine falcons nest on skyscrapers, preying on pigeons.
• New York City's native flora includes various species of oak trees.
• The Lenape Native Americans inhabited the area before European colonization.
• British troops occupied New York City on September 15, 1776.
• The Brooklyn Bridge, a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge, was completed in 1883.
• The Merchant's House Museum is rumored to be haunted by the Tredwell family.
• The Holland Tunnel uses a unique ventilation system to remove carbon monoxide.
• Manhattan bedrock is primarily metamorphic schist, formed over 450 million years ago.
• The Palisades, steep cliffs across the Hudson River in New Jersey, are visible from Manhattan.
• The Hudson River flows past New York City, a tidal estuary with brackish water.
• Peregrine falcons nest on skyscrapers, preying on pigeons and other birds.
• The New York Botanical Garden showcases diverse flora, including native species and cultivated collections.
• The Lenape Native Americans inhabited the area prior to European colonization.
• On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center.
• The Empire State Building, an iconic Art Deco skyscraper, was completed in 1931.
• The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, opened in 1883.

Artists From New York City

AJR Alicia Keys Anthrax Billy Joel Blondie Cameo Chic Colby O'Donis Dion Dream Theater Eddie Ojeda Eric Bibb Fiona Apple Hollis Brown Interpol Jawbreaker John Hammond Jr. Kashif Lady Gaga Lawrence Luther Vandross Marc Anthony Nicholas Britell Richard Hell Sonic Youth Talking Heads Television The Chainsmokers The Cramps The New York Dolls The Strokes The Twenty Twos Tim Cappello Tony Bennett & Count Basie and His Orchestra Vampire Weekend Walter Gibbons White Zombie William Austin Yeah Yeah Yeahs Elvis Crespo City Morgue Patti Austin Kat Deluna

Songs About New York City

7 rings by

Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming - Remastered by

Rose Conley by

BBC by

Beach Is Better (Interlude) by

Who Gon Stop Me by

It’s Good by

Olympia, WA by

Fly by

No Flex Zone (Remix) by

Olympia WA by

cardigan by

My Love Is Your Love by

Fear and Friday's (Poem) by

Smaller Acts by

Oooh. by

Oxford Comma by

Hollywood by

Savior by

Machine Gun - Live at Fillmore East 1/1/70 [First Show] by

Who Knows - Live at Fillmore East 1/1/70 [First Show] by

Happy New Year by

Desolation Angels by

No Flex Zone (Remix) by

Welcome Back by

Say Something by

American Tune by

Krazy by

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) by

Bubba Talk by

Finger Back by

Cold Damn Vampires by

Bully of New York by

03' Adolescence by

What’d I Say by

What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2) by

Cold Sweat by

Last Mango in Paris by

The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins by

Canal St. by

Box #10 by

Walk Away by

Step by

Hitch a Ride by

Donald Trump by

Nineteen by

Like What (Freestyle) by

You by

Easy Rider by

Standing in the Rain by

Do I Make You Wanna by

Damien by

The Omen by

Piñata by

More Middle Fingers by

Stars in the City by

Pride of the Yankees by

Angels by

Peppas by

Dat Way by

Walk It Talk It by

Roaring 20s by

Miss You by

Feel So Good by

From Scratch by

24 Hrs. to Live by

XXX. by

Take It with Me by

Two Things by

The Ripper Strikes Back by

Swass by

Skyscraper by

The Oracle by

Imaginary Playerz by

Terry by

FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt by

Halftime by

By Your Side by

Watch It Fall by

American Heart by

So I Need You by

Hell 99 by

Jukebox Joints by

She Will by

Truckload of Art by

Apparently by

Gimme What You Got by

Picasso Baby by

Kilo by

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DMTri by

She’s Mine by

MegaMan by

Washington Square by

Call Me the Breeze by

Numb / Encore by

Barbie World by

Tuff Enuff by

No Vacancy by

Breathe, Stretch, Shake by

Keep It On by

Jedi Code by

You Should Know by

Niggaz Done Started Something by

Words I Never Said by

Deeper Than the Holler by

Euro Step by

Shawn vs. Flair by

Nothing To Do Town by

Big Rich Town by

Big Ass Bracelet by

The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful by

Jersey Girl by

Think Like a Man by

John O’Reilly by

D.R.E.A.M. by

Party wit Pop Smoke by

NUEVAYoL by

All About da Money (Remix) by

Finesse (Remix) by

Living for the City by

This Goes Out by

Visions of Johanna by

Goin Thru Some Thangs by

Lick by

Pull Up by

Michigan by

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) by

Hazeus View by

I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado by

I Am... I Said by

Heaven Is a Bedroom by

The Tortured Poets Department by

Minnesota Girls by

Hurry Home by

Doin It by

Loungin’ (Who Do Ya Luv Remix) by

Psycho by

Machine Gun [Band Of Gypsys] by

My Friend by

Empire State of Mind by

Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) by

Theme from New York, New York by

Theme from New York; New York by

Seattle by

I’m. i said by

Sarah's Place (feat. Noah Kahan) by

Spotless by

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Victory Lap by

Peso by

The Rockers by

K. by

Young & Dumb by

Ruff Ryders' Anthem by

Let’s Get Lost by

New York’s Not My Home by

Colorado by

Girl Blunt by

Tears Don’t Matter Much by

Drive By by

2 Bitches (Danny Glover) by

Girls, Girls, Girls by

Wanna Be by

Wanna Be (Remix) by

Back Again by

Bag on Me by

Drowning by

Niggaz Wanna Act by

Wanna Hurt Mase? by

Keep It Goin’ by

Katmandu by

M-E-X-I-C-O (feat. Billy Strings) by

6 Foot 7 Foot by

January 28th by

New York State of Mind by

Playboy by

Homegrown Honey by

Sister Fatima by

Heaven by

Public Service Announcement by

Like Me by

She Took A Lot of Pills (And Died) by

Ring Around the Moon by

Fear & Fridays (Poem) by

Bossin’ Up (Extended Version) by

Lookin’ at Me by

How U Ridin’ by

21 Questions by

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Tempest by

Where You Lead by

Blessings (Reprise) by

Ruff Ryders’ Anthem by

D’Evils by

Last Hobo by

123 by

Honkytonk U by

HOW I LOOK by

What It Feels Like by

Odee by

Fuck Me, Fuck You by

Buddy by

6:16 in LA by

Fruitcakes by

I Shot Ya (Remix) by

Can I Kick It? by

Electric Relaxation by

Volcano by

Not Enough Words by

House Arrest Tingz by

Better Dayz by

Fuck All Y’all by

A$AP Forever by

Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly by

Strictly 4 My Jeeps by

You Don’t Know My Name by

Be Your Man by

Hillbilly Bone (feat. Trace Adkins) by

Like a Man by

Cheap Ass Weave by

Where You Lead I Will Follow by

The Laws Must Change by

Next To Me by

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Chelsea (Live At Chelsea Studios, New York/1997) by

Mr. Jones by

Possibility Days by

Sullivan Street by

This Land Is Your Land by

Get At Me Dog by

Godzilla by

Wicked Ways by

Sideways by

You Don’t Mess Around with Jim by

Suspect (Third Eye Shit) by

Here and Now by

Life’s a Bitch by

No Introduction by

Purple by

Wave Gods by

White Label by

Working for You by

Livin' la Vida Loca by

HYAENA by

Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand by

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Take What’s Yours by

LET ’EM KNOW by

The Message by

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Broke His Heart by

Favorite Song by

U.S. Steel by

I Love L.A. by

That’s What I Like by

Rubber Band Man by

Countryside by

All the Lilacs in Ohio by

We Up by

Buggin’ Out by

Excuse Me by

Multiply by

Unbreakable by

Congratulations (You’re a Rockstar) by

California Sober by

She Let Herself Go by

Drifters Wife by

Christ Conscious by

Killuminati by

Fancy by

Honky Tonk Women by

Jesus Christ (They Laid Jesus Christ in His Grave) by

Danny Glover (Remix) by

YNO by

Blessed by

Smooth by

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Jealous Guy by

Same Niggas by

I Don’t Dance by

Black Hand Side by

Everything I Got by

Moment 4 Life by

Brady Street Stroll by

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A Country Boy Can Survive by

Mr. Carter by

Ghetto Qu’ran (Forgive Me) by

Crown by

You Can’t Get Away from Me by

Who We Be by

What Would Willie Do? by

Known for Loving You by

This Land is Your Land by

Oracle 2: The Liberation of Mason Betha by

Landing in London (All I Think About Is You) by

High as Johnny Thunders by

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Soulmate by

St. Anne’s Parade by

Midnight in Harlem by

52 Girls by

Mrs. Robinson by

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) by

The Taliban Song by

Posing Holy by

Ode to the Mets by

Rednecks by

Girl Like You by

Shiraz by

Me & U (Bad Boy Remix) by

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I’ll Catch You When You Fall by

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YAH. by

Still Dreaming by

Yikes by

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think of you by

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livin' it up by

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I'll say it's true by

hello texas by

hello, texas by

american kids by

take her home by

he says y'all by

taking punches from the breeze by

ship my body back to texas by

john o'reilly by

depression blues by

the streets of san francisco by

new madrid by

when I arrive by

N.Y. State of Mind by

Graceland by

John by

You & Me by

Nina Cried Power by

Living In America by

People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul by

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Blackout by

Pickup Truck Song by

Straight Up Sideways by

Represent by

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I’m Legit by

Tishomingo by

I Can’t Live Without My Radio by

Box #10 by

28 by

Plastic Cigarette by

180 (Lifestyle) by

Chun Swae by

Breakadawn by

Doreen by

Should’ve Been a Cowboy by

Get Ready by

Santa Fe by

My Home’s in Alabama by

John Appleseed’s Lament by

New York City by

Me & Shooter by

This Flag by

New York City by

Fly Me to the Moon by

Devil in Disguise by

The Show Goes On by

Queen of New York City by

New York City by

New York City Girl by

New York City Song by

New York City; King Size Rosewood Bed by

The Ballad of New York City by

New York City Found by

New York City Found (Live) by

I Need to Be by

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Good Life by

Keep It Real by

Fight the Feeling by

Elvis Presley Blues by

Song Cry by

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Milwaukee by

In My Veins by

Superstar by

Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90's by

The Greatest Day of My Life by

Bath Salts by

Allah Sent Me by

High All the Time by

Contemporary Man by

America Will Survive by

If Heaven Ain’t a Lot Like Dixie by

You Know Me Better by

American Soul by

I'm from Minnesota by

4x4xU by

Favorite by

Boxers by

Hardknock by

100 Miles and Running by

back home in texas by

Nina by

Mr. T by

Spotless (feat. The Lumineers) by

all my exes live in L.A. by

Mona Lisa by

Izzo (H.O.V.A.) by

Run This Town by

Truckers Atlas by

All Night Radio by

Hot Lanta by

August And Everything After by

Dixie on My Mind by

The Recipe - Bonus Track by

Everyday Angel by

Texas In 1880 by

Birmingham by

Look Thru My Eyes by

Los Angelenos by

Angel of 14th Street by

What Would Willie Do by

Clap Hands by

New York by

Autumn In New York by

New York by

New York Joe and Redneck Tennessee by

August and Everything After (Live Version) by

New York to Carolina by

New York by

Autumn In New York by

New York; New York by

Song to New York by

Around New York by

New York's Not My Home by

New York by

Wolves of New York by

New York Is On Fire by

New York Town by

Leaving New York by

New York; New York by

Cowboy in New York by

New York Girls (Live) by

New York by

New York Talk by

New York Banker by

New York Chimes by

New York Minute by

New York Town by

New York to Montana by

A Black American by

Christmas in Dixie by

New South by

I Don't Care by

Beez In The Trap by

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) [Live Acoustic] by

New York, New York by

24 Hours in New York City by

Me And My Gang by

This Land Is Your Land by

Indianola by

Fly Over States by

Somewhereinamerica by

Rayne, Louisiana by

all my friends by

1Train by

9.24.13 by

Whack Rappers by

Hot Shit by

I Like It by

Cover Up the Sun by

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Home Sweet Home to Me by

Palmolive by

Real by

A Country Boy Can Survive by

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Public Domain by

100% Texan by

Ladies in the 90s by

Area Codes by

All Black Everything by

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Party in the U.S.A. by

Chi-Raq by

Want Some More by

Break ’Em Off by

Hard to Choose by

Laila’s Wisdom by

Lonely Thoughts by

OooWee by

Lucifer and the Fallen Angels by

Lone Star Love by

Southern Girl by

Where the Country Girls At by

327 by

Hell on Earth, Pt. 2 by

The Cow by

ramblin kind by

out to find by

devil without a cause by

Vogue by

Can I by

Deepest Bluest (Shark’s Fin) by

Unpretty by

No Miracles by

SMUCKERS by

Tamale by

Baby Blue by

Talk You Out of It by

Education by

Frank Lucas by

Hurt Me Soul by

SLR 2 by

99 Problems by

Sippin’ Tha Barre by

A Milli by

Murphy Lee by

You and Me (club mix) by

Almost (Sweet Music) by

Sir Duke by

FATHER FIGURE by

(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) by

Overnight Success by

Back Down by

euphoria by

Window Shopper by

I Cry by

Seeing Green by

Against All Odds by

Bomb First (My Second Reply) by

Breathin’ by

Got My Mind Made Up by

Hit ’Em Up by

Hit ’Em Up (Original) by

Hold Ya Head by

Old School by

Pain by

Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic) by

Words of Wisdom by

12 Bar Blues by

Feminine Walk by

Ice Cream (Pay Phone) by

Ticket to L.A. by

Right Now by

Ferris Wheel by

Have Fun! by

Fake Stuff by

Fuck U Silly by

Boxcars by

Mr. Jones (Live At Chelsea Studios, New York/1997) by

Do Not Disturb by

Family Matters by

The Motto by

Chloraseptic (Remix) by

Detroit Vs. Everybody by

Gnat by

I’m Back by

Legacy by

Like Toy Soldiers by

My Dad’s Gone Crazy by

Not Alike by

Premonition (Intro) by

Stepping Stone by

Tobey by

White America by

Without Me by

Come On World, You Can’t Go! by

Unity by

Drifters Wife by

Manhattan Island Serenade by

Believe Me by

Friends by

Gees by

Grand Finale by

Insomniak by

Red Dot Music by

Like a Freak by

Adam and Eve by

Back When by

Destroy & Rebuild by

Doo Rags by

Déjà vu by

EPMD 2 by

Get Down by

Got Ur Self a Gun by

Hip Hop Is Dead by

Last Real Nigga Alive by

Live Nigga Rap by

Made Nas Proud (Let Nas Down Remix) by

Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park) by

Nasty by

One Time 4 Your Mind by

Rare by

Replace Me by

Simple Things by

Spicy by

Stillmatic (The Intro) by

Surviving The Times by

Suspect by

The Cure by

The Don by

The Set Up by

Tribes at War by

Undying Love by

Watch Dem Niggas by

Wrote My Way Out by

Doreen by

Guess Who’s Back by

Birmingham by

St. Anne’s Parade by

From Tha Chuuuch To Da Palace by

Gin & Juice (Remix) by

Mount Kushmore by

P.I.M.P. Remix by

Tha Doggfather by

Long White Line by

Beef by

Bust A Nut by

Come On by

Come On (1st Take) by

Gimme the Loot by

Going Back To Cali by

Guaranteed Raw (Demo) by

Hope You Niggas Sleep by

I Got A Story To Tell by

If I Should Die Before I Wake by

It Has Been Said by

Just Playing (Dreams) by

Last Day by

Lets Get it on (Dirty Harry Blend) by

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems by

Nigga by

Niggas by

Niggas Bleed by

Party and Bullshit by

Rap Phenomenon by

Spit Your Game by

Basement Freestyle by

Swang (Remix) by

WHERE WAS YOU by

goosebumps by

where were you (when the world stopped turning) by

here and now by

smaller acts by

spotless by

Ego Rock by

Apple Of My Eye by

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