Billy Joel introduced himself to the Billboard Hot 100 with the eventual classic, and one of his signature songs, “Piano Man,” which hit No. 25 in April 1974. He landed his first No. 1 in July 1980 ...

If a musician’s legacy can be judged by which of his peers are willing to show up and sing his praises in a documentary about him, consider Billy Joel’s in good standing: Among the A-listers in HBO’s ...

Any mayor of New York City ought to know the basics of Billy Joel. To help candidate Zohran Mamdani, who recently revealed ...

Billy Joel reached the upper echelons of wealth and celebrity through his iconic music, but the singer has admitted the one thing he struggles with is love. The 76-year-old is three-times ...

"Big Shot" by Billy Joel was inspired by a well-known musician. The Piano Man wrote the 1978 song with the Stones' frontman, ...

Zohran Mamdani didn’t recognize Billy Joel’s beloved 1976 rock tribute “New York State of Mind” during a quiz about famous ...

There are few artists who can paint a picture with words, but Billy Joel is one of them. I can remember hearing "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" for the first time like it was yesterday. I was ...

While Billy Joel always had a love-hate relationship with songwriting, he knew when some of his records were practically dead on arrival.

Billy Joel scored his only No. 1 hit in the U.K. with "Uptown Girl", a song he wrote as a "joke" at his own expense about his dating history.

Billy Joel may be known as the Piano Man, but he's really a relationship guy. Or at least he aspired to be that guy. "The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well—when I ...

This summer, HBO is shining a spotlight on one of the most iconic American songwriters of the past half century. Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part original documentary directed by Emmy winners ...