Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste. But regardless of your ...

Santana seemed destined for a long chart drought. And then "Winning" came along and changed their fortunes in a hurry.

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley created a machine learning ...

“Untouched” has one of the catchiest hooks in pop music history. From the first note, the song grabs your attention and sticks with you. The chorus is upbeat, powerful, and unforgettable. It’s the ...

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...

Over the past 50 years, the lyrics of popular songs in the U.S. have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis published in Scientific Reports. The ...

When Hip Hop meets pop, the result is often pure magic. Some of the most memorable moments in music come from when a rap verse jumps into a pop track, adding a fresh layer of attitude, energy, and ...

The research team say it could be due to more positive and complex music being used as a "form of escapism" during stressful periods. The post Songs got sadder for 50 years, then COVID hit and got ...

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but ...