From Taylor Swift to The Cure, look past the moody melodies to discover five famous songs that sound deeply sad but are ...

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time. "In Metal," in particular, ...

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time. Synesthesia, according to an NPR ...

Originality is great and all, but in the grand scheme of things (that is, centuries of composing and recording music), there is very little music out there that isn’t at least a little derivative of ...

Marvel operates under top secret protocols to protect the sanctity of movie magic. So when Black Panther began taking shape under the direction of Ryan Coogler, it wasn’t just the writers and actors ...

It won't necessarily stop all gaps between tracks if your internet connection is not top-notch, but a new feature in Apple Music aims to let you crossfade your songs. Here's how to use it. Sometimes ...

Few pop stars from the last century have a voice as distinct and recognizable as Cher does. Somehow, though, some artists have managed to sound quite a bit like her, which is a feat in itself. Let’s ...