In the last few years of writing songs, I’ve been thinking a lot about structure. Like most singer/songwriters, the majority of my songs follow the conventional structure: verse, chorus, second verse, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The most common and accessible pop song format to evolve over the last 50 years is made up of the ...

She rose to fame with songs like “Ocean Eyes,” “Bad Guy,” and “Bury a Friend.” Eilish is the recipient of several Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Song of the Year, and Pop Vocal Album. For ...

People all over the world sing songs, and the different songs they sing have certain things in common. It has long been known that songs tend to be constructed from musical scales; that is, from a ...

The Hermit Thrush is famous for its melodiously undulating song, but we know very little about whether -- and if so, how -- its songs vary across the large swath of North America that it calls home in ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...