Music changes in strange ways. Sometimes it happens so slowly you barely notice, like watching grass grow. Other times, an ...

Latin America’s recorded music revenues rose by 22.5% in 2024, with streaming accounting for 87.8% of revenues, a staggering ...

The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The pre-existing network of labels, record ...

Music and the frequencies we listen to tend to have a powerful impact on our emotions and mental state. And it’s not only research that proves this. You may have probably experienced the power of ...

When it comes to certain genres of music, some names are pretty self-explanatory: you can picture what"drum and bass" and "Cajun" might sound like pretty easily (and even if you're off, you're ...

Everybody loves the blues in some capacity. This genre of soulful music can be traced back to the 1860s in the Deep South. The origins of the blues started with African-American musicians who created ...

A genre is a category of artistic, musical or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form or content. Music genres such as pop, country, rock and folk are used to categorize songs ...

The music world offers a vast menu of styles, including pop, jazz, hip-hop, and classical, but not every sound fits neatly into these categories. While many artists follow familiar patterns, others ...

As MusicianGuide.com explains, Presley grew up listening to many different genres of music, and the radio was his main source of entertainment as a child. From bluegrass and R&B to gospel and even pop ...

When the newest batch of Grammy nominations were announced, in late November, Justin Bieber expressed displeasure with the way his music had been identified by the Recording Academy. His fifth studio ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar ...