These days music is often sound floating in the background rather than a focus. There's a playlist for everything: cooking, meditation, running outdoors, running indoors, even ironing. Among the most ...
Scientific studies claim that modern music has become simpler than ever before, both lyrically and musically. But are they ...
The phrase "Mozart Effect" conjures an image of a pregnant woman who, sporting headphones over her belly, is convinced that playing classical music to her unborn child will improve the tyke's ...
The percentage of women artists on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts reached 35% in 2023, a 12-year high, according to a USC Annenberg study. By Katie Bain After years of stagnancy, women are ...
New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...
A new study that reviewed Billboard hits from the past 73 years found a steady simplification of rhythm and pitch. Credit... Supported by By Alexander Nazaryan “Well, we’re all in the mood for a ...
Music can motivate you, improve your mood, and help you relax. It can even help you focus so you can study or work. But different types of music can have different effects. Many people find music ...
Music has been central to human cultures for tens of thousands of years, but how our brains perceive it has long been shrouded in mystery. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a precise ...
According to MIDiA Research's latest report, it's harder to get a consumer aged 16-24 than any other age group to take steps to consume a song off of social media. By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer A ...
A patient with headphones playing music during surgery in a hospital in Delhi Under the harsh lights of an operating theatre in the Indian capital, Delhi, a woman lies motionless as surgeons prepare ...
A recent study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Berkeley, Calif., suggests young people who listen to rap and hip-hop are more likely to abuse ...