The eerie folk soundtrack helped transform the once-overlooked horror film into a cult phenomenon.

There is only one word to describe Michael Jackson’s musical output: staggering. The best-selling solo artist of all time, who also crafted the best-selling album of all time with “Thriller,” is ...

The Best Music of 2025 This year brought forth a changing of the guard. Many of the very best albums and songs of the year were made by artists we’ve never featured on our year-end lists before. Maybe ...

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 ...

What if the most important measure of your health, like musical artistry, isn't a one-off performance, but the continuous of ...

I loathe making lists like this, even when I love the things I’m listing. It’s like asking what’s the favorite breath you’ve ever taken. I have long thought that this as a can’t-win situation, one ...

Your body and brain heal only when you are feeling safe, including from your own thoughts. Music is a powerful way to ...

For a breakout artist, having a massive first hit can be sort of a mixed blessing. On the one hand, everybody knows your name and your song. But on the other, can you follow it up? And will it ...

From Miki Higashino's regional sounds to Yoko Shimomura's Dearly Beloved, these ten JRPG soundtracks are just as good outside ...

Bob Marley’s life finally hits the big screen this week in the form of Bob Marley: One Love. In his 36 years, Marley lived a life so rich and tumultuous, not all of it can be distilled into a biopic.

The Brooklyn arts collective joined a growing number of artists this year who pulled albums from Spotify as disdain mounts for the company’s payouts and practices. They sent listeners on a quest to ...

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