Author and Director of the Music Cognition Lab at Princeton University Elizabeth Margulis breaks down how music can take us ...

Music has been a very intimate part of life, shrouded in memory, mood, and milestone. Now, an international team of scientists has followed the way people listen over a lifetime—and the results reveal ...

Many of the world’s most popular music genres have their origins in black traditions. Western notation can’t always capture ...

If you really want to know a person, figure out their fandoms. And check out their playlists. A consumer’s fan affinity for music is a reliable guide to tastes in other areas of fandom, such as gaming ...

New Orleans. Just hearing the city’s name brings music to mind. This is, after all, where jazz was born. On any given day, music flows out of clubs in the French Quarter and beyond. What a tailor-made ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

Music has an important role to play in keeping us healthy. Passively listening to music to modulate one’s mood is the most common way people interact with music. However, active engagement with music ...

Variety Strictly Business Spotlight presented by Vevo: 'Fandom = Cultural Currency' Media Tracker report details how a person's favorite artists can serve as a reliable guide for brands If you really ...