“What is music?” my friend asked me. I explained how we, as humans, instinctively react to music by moving our bodies in weird ways, just dancing, and that’s universally understood. I thought that was ...

If you love music, you’re not alone. People throughout the world appreciate and use music every day, whether it’s to advertise, remember facts, exercise, or drift off to sleep. For many, music also ...

This story is adapted from Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction, by David George Haskell. I first held a violin in my late forties.

I still remember when I first heard the song by Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill.” Something about that song—the lyrics, the melody, the unusual 7/4 time signature—gave me chills. Even now, years later, ...

FM radio is facing attacks from streaming services but still reaches more Americans than smartphones and television. iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman is confident in FM radio and says he does not view ...

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