Last fall, more than 40 years after John Lennon was killed, the world got to hear the final song featuring his voice in The Beatles. The track, “Now and Then,” recorded in the late 1970s on a tape ...

An exclusive, nationally representative survey of 2,244 Americans reveals a love-hate affair with AI music — and stark divisions across generations and party lines. By Erik Hayden Executive Editor, ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance, or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Music changes how we feel. Not just emotionally, but biologically. You don’t have to be at a concert to notice it.

For most of the past decade, debates about technology and music have revolved around regulation, lawsuits, and moral positioning. That framing is no longer sufficient. By 2026, the most consequential ...

The global coronavirus pandemic, when it arrived in our lives five years ago this week, affected the world of music in basically the same way it did everything else. Musicians froze their lives and ...

More than six decades after its release, "Pretty Little Baby" by the late Connie Francis found new life on TikTok this year, even landing at No. 5 on the platform’s global Song of the Summer list. The ...

When I was growing up, a critic was a jerk, a crank, a spoilsport. I figured that was the whole idea. My favorite characters on “The Muppet Show” were Statler and Waldorf, the two geezers who sat in ...

When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts of music and record albums. They bonded while poring over all that vinyl, she recalls, ...