Humans are the only creatures that make music purely for the enjoyment of those listening—but now computers want to get in on the act. We have just learned that Sir Paul McCartney has used artificial ...

Beginning in 1950, the group studied the top five songs on the Billboard chart at the time, all the way to 2023. Studying the rhythm and pitch of each batch of songs, the researchers found that the ...

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French duo Justice open up about their face-melting 'Hyperdrama' tour, winning Grammys and what "the French touch" means (or ...

The Texan trio’s vibes have spawned countless imitators, but their magic isn’t so easy to replicate. By Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is a writer based in Los Angeles. I worry that the word “vibes” is ...

A forthcoming exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is making the case that music is as much a sonic experience as it is a visual one. “Art of Noise” will gather a staggering 800 art ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Okay, I'm really annoyed here. I was listening to "U2 - Beautiful Day" recently and I'm cranking up the volume and the music sounds like absolute SHITE! I'm not talking about the talent of the band ...

Complaints about the emerging genre may have to do with the discomfort with monoculture surrounding it. The first time I taught Music History I, a student came to my office worried about an upcoming ...

The radio version of this story originally ran on All Things Considered on April 8, 2024. For as long as people have been making money from music, there have been disagreements to hash out — over who ...