These catchy old songs aren't as think as you drunk they are
People are drinking less these days, but drinking songs never go out of style. The Lomax Archive is dropping a new album of traditional songs this week.
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These songbirds sing for hours a day to keep their vocal muscles in shape
Zebra finches who did not sing every day quickly lose their vocal prowess, a new study finds. The results could potentially shed light on vocal rehabilitation for humans, too.
Mariah Carey's Memoir Is Further Proof: She Has A Gift For Storytelling
The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey — as detailed and entertaining as her songs.
How That Holiday Song Becomes An Inescapable Earworm
There's a reason why certain songs get stuck in our brains, scientists say. They interrupt the musical patterns we expect with surprises that we can't help but notice.
On Parliament-Funkadelic And A Less 'Squeaky-Clean Picture' Of Blackness
Parliament showed me that being black has liabilities, but that it's also a powerful gift.
Kendrick Lamar Wasn't The Only Prison-Themed Grammy Nominee
Meet the Zomba Prison Project. They're a band of singers and musicians — and they're all in a jail in Malawi.
It Took A Musician's Ear To Decode The Complex Song In Whale Calls
Male humpback whales create "songs" together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex music — haunting, evolving tunes.
How Did 'Bailando' Become A Spanglish Crossover Hit?
Enrique Iglesias' catchy song went to No. 1 on the Latin streaming charts before jumping to the Billboard Hot 100. It's hardly the first crossover hit — but demographic shifts might be at play too.