NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --Listening to sad music may help us cope with the experience of negative emotions better than happy songs, a new study suggests. New research from De Montfort University ...

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 ...

Sad music might actually evoke positive emotions reveals a new study by Japanese researchers published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology. The findings help to explain why people enjoy ...

Tear-jerkers such as Adele’s Someone Like You frequently top the charts these days, while gloomy classical compositions like Mozart’s Requiem have moved people for centuries. Both portray and bring ...

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 ...

Breakups are hard to get through, no matter the circumstances. Music can almost always help you move past the pain. Some of the best breakup songs are those that are happy and empowering, but ...

Get ready to jam – and cry it out. At Super Sad Song Show, the founders, Ashton Edminster and Piper Byers, aim to showcase local musicians’ most personal work. Edminster first conceived the idea for ...

In a YouTube video that went viral last year, a toddler attending his sister’s piano recital is moved to tears when he hears Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” Among the thousands of comments people have ...

Imagine yourself as a graphic designer for New Age musician Enya, tasked with creating her next album cover. Which two or three colors from the grid below do you think would “go best” with her music?

Sadness is a primary emotion that is expressed and perceived equally across cultures. Basic emotions such as anger, happiness, and sadness are innate and universal. Understanding basic emotions in ...