You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

Though it may seem masochistic, our indulgence in sad music is actually for good reason. Research suggests that music filled ...

Taylor Swift the celebrity is such a magnet for attention, she can distract from Taylor Swift the artist. But Swift was a songwriter before she was a star, and she’ll be a songwriter long after she ...

Now that Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has finally arrived, it’s time to analyze every last damn lyric, from the inspo behind “Actually Romantic” to all those theories about “CANCELLED!” ...

What is loneliness and why do we feel it? Sophie and Neil discuss how feeling lonely can help us to survive ...

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Trumpeter fled Afghanistan after the Taliban, who prohibit music, regained power. He's seeking asylum in the U.S. along with other refugees ...

In 1968, folk singer Donovan was in India, studying transcendental meditation with The Beatles, when he finished writing a groundbreaking song that would become one of his biggest hits. He named it ...

For the best part of a year, fans worldwide have been asking: ‘Where is Adele?’ Such has been the mystery of the 37-year-old star’s absence from stage and screen. So when a fan spotted Adele last ...

Australian musical theatre star Ben Lewis died in Sydney on Monday at age 46 following a two-year battle with bowel cancer - in a double tragedy after his wife suffered a stroke during Covid. The ...