Can you tell if a song is happy or sad within the first few seconds of hearing it? A recent scientific study confirms the long-held impression that, yes, the chordal composition of a tune is usually ...

The people in your life are like seasons. They come and go. No matter what, nobody is truly with you forever. This phrase has been said a million times before, and it will be said a million times ...

It turns out that crying along to sad songs is guaranteed to make you feel better – so whack on that Adele album and settle in for a cleansing sob fest. A new study published in Scientific Reports ...

It’s not surprising that people enjoy upbeat songs like Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” Meghan Trainor’s “It’s All About That Bass,” or the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.” What' is surprising is the enduring ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

Spotify's mood playlists and music therapy-informed apps are the latest context-based listening tools. But do they work? The comedian Martin Mull once said, “Writing about music is like dancing about ...

When everything is going wrong, there’s nothing like listening to a few melancholy bars of your favorite sad song. Buy why do we find pleasure in sad music? If the goal is to stay upbeat, why would we ...

The popular belief that a song can be so sad that it can trigger suicide has a long history. Written in 1933 by Hungarian composer Seress and lyricist Janvor, Gloomy Sunday tells of the despondency of ...

Music has a way of helping us deal with our feels — there are songs that help us fight depression, boost our mood, improve our health. Music changes us from the inside by enhancing our mood and giving ...

There's nothing like a sad, slow song to aid in a post-breakup cry or be the soundtrack to a bad day. It's a well-known fact that music is made to bring out emotions in all of us, but what may come as ...