Music is remarkable in its ability to evoke profound emotions (chills and thrills) in listeners. We often describe pieces of music as sad, joyful, tender, or harsh. Most music listeners use emotional ...

Bill Maher is looking to a good old-fashioned American pastime to help heal the nation. On Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the comedian used the country music genre’s ever-evolving ...

Music is a part of every culture around the world. In fact, the ability to appreciate music is built into our brains, suggesting music has an evolutionary function. Many music studies look at the long ...

Areas of the brain that uniquely activate in people with higher empathy when they listen to familiar music. Source: SMU, UCLA (Wallmark et al.) Those who deeply grasp the pain or joy of other people ...

And from the screen now to the speaker - or at least the earbud. MARIA SHERMAN: Hip-hop and R&B have been the largest musical genres in popularity globally, dethroning rock music for a long time.

Atlanta has long been a hot bed of artistic and cultural activity. However, with housewives and hip-hoppers often dominating the headlines, it’s easy to forget that there’s more going on in the A.