Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

Warner Music's longtime communications officer James Steven is stepping down from his post — read his farewell letter here.

If so, you’ll want to to mark your calendars for the evenings of Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 when The Prolifics, described by the ...

Neuroscientists are closing in on a striking idea: some brain cells appear to be tuned specifically to music, firing in ...

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music. Two sets of neurons encode absolute pitch (individual musical notes) and ...

Midrange definition and clarity are both very good, and the highs possess a pleasing brightness without becoming sharp or ...

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...

Scientific studies claim that modern music has become simpler than ever before, both lyrically and musically. But are they ...

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

Based in a new studio, Berlin’s favourite sonic troublemakers crash the DJ-Kicks series with a shape-shifting ...

Catherine Russell is one of the hardest-working vocalists performing today, and she has two sets on New Year's Eve at the Regattabar in Cambridge. Ahead of the shows, she spoke with Al Davis and Va ...

Ben Folds is the rare artist to bring a satisfying and original take on Christmas music, as he did on a December tour.