Singing transcends cultures. Across the globe, we sing to soothe infants, coordinate dance, promote healing and express love. But are there universal acoustic patterns underlying different song types?

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that there is an association between how songs sound and their place in our emotional lives. (Luke Glowacki and ...

English-language music is listened to across the globe, and while we try our best to celebrate non-English language songs, they're not as successful.

(Eric Rojas; kpa/United Archives via Getty Images; Nicolas Gerardin; Marco Del Grande/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images; Cindy Ord/WireImage) Non-English-language music has a ...

Songs in Russian are no longer heard on the airwaves of national radio stations. There are, however, frequent instances of the non-state language being used in radio broadcasts. The Office of the ...

When Michael Jackson released “Thriller” four decades ago, the epic album shot to No. 1 all around the world, but not in Israel — where an album paying homage to popular, romantic Spanish songs of the ...

The two songs added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress are Juan Gabriel's 1990 hit called "Amor Eterno" and Hector Lavoe's classic from 1978 "El Cantante." Good morning. I'm ...

English Language Instructor, University of Cyprus, and PhD Graduate, Charles Sturt University Traditional approaches to adult language teaching often use resources such as textbooks and generic ...

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. Eva Zangerle and colleagues analyzed the ...

Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler made history when he won the best original song Oscar for 'Al Otro Lado del Río' from the Che Guevara biopic 'The Motorcycle Diaries.' By Lisa de los Reyes ...