May 2026 (102 songs)
After Rent Is Paid — A Song Inspired by Louisville restaurant donates 100% of profits to nonprofits
Eighty-Three Lights — A Song Inspired by Vivid Sydney cancelled remaining 2026 Star-Bound drone shows after 83 drones fell into Darling Harbour during a live light performance.
Hill Remembers Bass — A Song Inspired by Roots Picnic Philadelphia 2026 moves to Belmont Plateau with a landmark live reunion and citywide music-culture gathering
Over the Bar in Budapest — A Song Inspired by PSG beats Arsenal on penalties in the 2026 Champions League final; one missed kick becomes the whole city's silence
Six Miles From Mercy — A Song Inspired by Texas mom gives birth to premature twins during Memorial Day road trip after labor began nearly two months early near Lake Texoma; roadside emergency birth, Shelbee Dugger-Kemp, Kane and Kallen.
Small Voice Through the Wall — A Song Inspired by The Oregon Symphony Lullaby Project paired parents experiencing houselessness or incarceration with musicians and local singer-songwriters to create personal lullabies for their children, then brought the songs to public/community performance in May 2026.
Bear Bells in the Blood — A Song Inspired by Two hikers' viral close encounter with grizzly bears in Glacier National Park
Blue Light Time Machine — A Song Inspired by 2026 is the new 2016 internet nostalgia trend
Headlamps in the Black — A Song Inspired by Five trapped men found alive in a flooded Laos cave
Hymn Under Stone — A Song Inspired by A New York cemetery hiding 5.5 million burrowing bees beneath East Lawn Cemetery
Scar Around the Tide — A Song Inspired by Cannoli the gray seal returns to the Atlantic after entanglement rehab
Six Seats for the Sea — A Song Inspired by A sea lion leaps into an outrigger canoe during a Monterey Bay race; the startled crew keeps rhythm and still finishes third
Tenth-Inning Teeth — A Song Inspired by Ava Kuszak walk-off homer sends Nebraska past Arkansas in 10-inning WCWS opener
When the Word Arrives — A Song Inspired by Shrey Parikh wins the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee after turning nerves into control during a lightning spell-off
Black Petals at the Mall — A Song Inspired by Black Petals at the Mall
Borrowed Chorus — A Song Inspired by Power Ballad release
No Door in the Yellow Light — A Song Inspired by Backrooms goes theatrical: A24 adapts Kane Parsons viral liminal-horror web series into a feature film
Roofline in the Flood — A Song Inspired by A Georgia driver stranded on top of her car during flash flooding on Atlanta’s Downtown Connector reunited with the couple who rushed into the water and pulled her out.
Rope Line Teeth — A Song Inspired by Rory McIlroy heckler clash
Ten Years to Take Shape — A Song Inspired by Ten years to make chair-shaped trees
Clear Under Concrete — A Song Inspired by Friends of Sausal Creek 30-year volunteer restoration
Falling for the Wheel — A Song Inspired by Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling 2026
Quiet Enough to Hunt the Dark — A Song Inspired by Concrete-feathered owl returns to silent flight
Walk Across the Rain — A Song Inspired by Tennessee graduates brave downpour for diplomas
Fifty-Two Thousand Small Fires — A Song Inspired by Skomer Puffin Record - Conservationists counted a record 52,019 puffins on Skomer Island, beating last year by about 8,000 despite wider seabird worries.
Still Got Road — A Song Inspired by Susan Young Browne renews license at 108
Three Down, Still Breathing — A Song Inspired by Vegas Golden Knights erase a three-goal deficit against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3
Gold in the Gutter — A Song About Stadium Waste Becoming Harvest
Hand Back the Trash — A Song Inspired by Man returns littered waste to tourist in Mussoorie
Last Fifty Feet — A Song Inspired by Felix Rosenqvist wins the closest Indianapolis 500 in history with a last-50-feet outside pass by 0.0233 seconds
Nest Above the Iron River — A Song Inspired by Chicago bald eaglets hatch after a century
Two on the Floor
Walls That Remember Fire — A Song Inspired by A Pacific Palisades architect who lost his home in the 2025 fire unveiled a fast-build fire-resistant Versa Villa design, turning personal loss into a blueprint for safer rebuilding.
Collar of Paper — A Song Inspired by Rome fake priest calendar / Calendario Romano revelation that a long-running souvenir calendar used many non-priests in clerical attire
Phone in the Ovation — A Song Inspired by Scarlett Johansson missed FaceTime during the Paper Tiger Cannes standing ovation
Room Behind Glass — A Song Inspired by Louvre Announces Mona Lisa Will Have Her Own Building
Song With No Face — A Song Inspired by Viral AI-generated Puerto Rico song on TikTok and the human behind the faceless summer hit
Down Twenty-Two — A Song Inspired by New York Knicks erase a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Cleveland 115-104 in overtime in Game 1 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals
Fire Under Water — A Song Inspired by Titan Ridge undersea volcano eruption in Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea
Ink Under Stone — A Song Inspired by Oldest surviving English poem found inside a forgotten medieval manuscript in Rome
Skin in the Cheap Seats — A Song Inspired by AP May 20 2026: shirtless fans become the stars at MLB stadiums as the Tarps Off trend sweeps baseball
Half Black, Half Fire — A Song Inspired by a Rare Split-Colored Lobster Spared From the Pot
Seats for the Tired — A Song Inspired by Farza Majeed rents a 250-seat San Francisco theater to screen 3 Idiots for people needing inspiration
Small Teeth in the Dark — A Song Inspired by Animal Rescue Corps rescue of 133 chihuahuas, one large dog, and 12 cats from an overcrowded Rutherford County Tennessee property
Stairs in the Sky — A Song Inspired by Six Flags Over Texas power outage stranded riders on the 245-foot Titan coaster with viral emergency-stair evacuation
Two Overtimes Tall — A Song Inspired by Victor Wembanyama posts 41 points and 24 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Thunder 122-115 in double overtime to open the Western Conference finals
Glass Mic Fever — A Song Inspired by Bulgaria wins Eurovision for the first time with Dara's Bangaranga
Green Ghost in the Camera — A Song Inspired by Random outback photo uploaded to iNaturalist helps scientists rediscover Ptilotus senarius, a plant believed extinct for nearly 60 years
Horn Under the Green — A Song Inspired by Assam rhino charges safari jeep in Manas National Park viral video
Old Rope, New Fire — A Song Inspired by Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert turn a long-rumored feud into a public collaboration after ACM Awards week
Black Sand Breathing — A Song Inspired by Critically endangered African penguin found face-down on Brenton-on-Sea beach, rescued after a jogger called for help
Last Strike Alive — A Song Inspired by Mets last-strike Subway Series comeback over Yankees after a 91-game trailing-after-eight drought
White Room Spins — A Song Inspired by Work-from-home setup taking a serious toll on health, dizziness and zero focus
Two Slow Hearts — A Song Inspired by Orphaned sloths paired together for comfort after abandonment at The Sloth Institute of Costa Rica
Locked Out at the Gate — A Song Inspired by Canvas LMS ransomware disruption during finals week
Mirrorball Ghost — A Song Inspired by Madonna Confessions II visual film premieres at Tribeca Festival
Nine Doors Down — A Song Inspired by Dominic Canzone first career grand slam sparks Seattle Mariners rout of Houston and extends franchise-record streak over Astros
The Dark Room Woke — A Song Inspired by May 2026 box office rebound as diverse movies pull audiences back into theaters after a long dry spell
Tin of Dragons — A Song Inspired by Simon White returns medieval Wenlock Priory floor tiles after nearly sixty years hidden in a toffee tin
Heart Under Ice — A Song Inspired by Greenland sharks keep hearts beating for centuries
Kitchen Light Crown — A Song Inspired by Hannah Harper, a Missouri mom of three, wins American Idol Season 24 after a viral original audition song about postpartum depression and motherhood
Last Light Still Burns — A Song Inspired by LeBron James reflects on whether to keep playing after his 23rd NBA season ended, with family part of the decision
Little World Breathes — A Song Inspired by Evidence of a thin atmosphere around tiny trans-Neptunian object (612533) 2002 XV93
The Ashes Came Home — A Song Inspired by Seattle homeless man returns stolen dog ashes and receives help for a fresh start
Face on the Box — A Song Inspired by Dua Lipa sues Samsung over alleged unauthorized use of her likeness on TV packaging
Family in the Fire — A Song Inspired by Detroit firefighter Donald Faulkner rescues Latashia Collins from a burning car after hearing her scream for help
The Crack Knows North — A Song Inspired by A grapefruit-sized diamond quantum device aboard the ISS mapped Earth's magnetic field from space
Tiny Ship, Big Sky — A Song Inspired by A tiny plastic astronaut and spaceship were sent to the edge of space by balloon, reached 114,790 feet, and came home intact with a Guinness altitude record
Two Out Thunder — A Song Inspired by Brice Turang hits his first career walk-off homer to complete a Brewers sweep of the Yankees
Cabinet Door Dawn — A Song Inspired by Hairless puppy nicknamed Dobby rescued from a kitchen cabinet and recovering into daylight
Small Voice in the Storm — A Song Inspired by Bogue Chitto Mississippi tornado kitten rescue
The Room Knew Every Word — A Song Inspired by Jo Dee Messina breaks down on stage after the crowd sings every word of her new song Some Bridges
Third Light Burning — A Song Inspired by Kimi Antonelli converts his first three Formula 1 poles into three consecutive Grand Prix wins, capped by Miami
Maps Under Scales — A Song Inspired by Trafficked pangolin DNA reveals illegal wildlife trade hotspots and routes using genomic tracing
Old Songs, New Dome — A Song Inspired by No Doubt launches Las Vegas Sphere residency, turning a reunion into a nostalgia-meets-future spectacle
First Whistle North — A Song Inspired by WNBA 30th season opens with Toronto Tempo franchise debut on May 8, 2026
One More Blue World — A Song Inspired by Sir David Attenborough turns 100 as one last major documentary releases, framing a lifetime of teaching people to see the living world before it is gone
Skin for the Sky — A Song Inspired by VR wing-flight brain plasticity
Bottle Into Dawn — A Song Inspired by Scientists using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel
How Things Grow — A Song Inspired by Scientists solve 40-year-old physics puzzle about how things grow
Older Than the First Mouth — A Song Inspired by New fossil trove in southwest China shifts timeline for complex animals
One Good Arm — A Song Inspired by One-armed golfer gets a hole-in-one after learning the game following an accident
Rules Don't End Me — A Song Inspired by Scientists accidentally discover DNA that breaks the rules of life
Another Movie — A Song Inspired by Sam Neill cancer-free after five-year lymphoma battle and says it is time I did another movie
Backstage Lights — A Song Inspired by Usher launches a paid entertainment internship program ahead of Detroit tour stops, opening a real backstage pathway for young workers
Seven Minutes Down — A Song Inspired by UC Santa Barbara women's rugby captures its first national Rugby 7s title after entering unranked, beating UC Berkeley by a conversion and shutting out Stanford in the second half
The Cure Is Looking Back
All Seven Lights
Carry Her Home — A Song Inspired by Molly the border collie lost in wild New Zealand bush and rescued by helicopter after strangers funded the search
Cut From White — A Song Inspired by A plain white T-shirt transformed into a Winged Victory-inspired Met Gala gown
Room by the Door — A Song About 1,500 Beagles Finding Safety
The Final Season
Under the Green Light — A Song About Wu Yize and Family Sacrifice
Below the Blood ? A Song About Infrasound and Hidden Dread
Borrowed Fire — A Song Inspired by the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
First Breath Past Pluto — A Song Inspired by Astronomers detect the first Pluto-like distant solar-system body with evidence of a thin atmosphere
Two Million on the Sand
Four to One — A Song Inspired by the Sixers' 3-1 Comeback
Guide the Ships ? A Song Inspired by Ships Stranded at the Strait of Hormuz
Hands on the Wheel — A Song Inspired by the Mississippi School Bus Rescue
Last to First — A Song Inspired by Golden Tempo Kentucky Derby comeback
Twenty-Three to One — A Song Inspired by Golden Tempo's 23-1 Kentucky Derby Win
