No one suggests that a catchy song can fully eliminate serious pain. But several recent studies, including in the journals Pain and Scientific Reports, have suggested that listening to music can ...

The 1972 Krishna devotional duet featuring Yesudas and his sister Jayamma remains a hidden gem of Malayalam music.

He calls it a “rebranded” approach. Violinist Curtis Stewart takes Spirituals and work songs sung by American Slaves and ...

I know Ray Charles is one of your heroes, but who else ranks among your most influential artists? Batiste: Joni Mitchell is a revelation. Nina Simone feels like family. I’m influenced a ...

For decades, Miss Saigon has occupied contested terrain within the musical theater canon—championed by some as an essential ...

Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, is a time when homes glow with warmth, laughter, and the unmistakable scent of festive ...

There’s something magical about the blue-and-white storefront of Last Chance Thrift Store sitting under the Florida sun in Palm Harbor, like a beacon of bargain-hunting bliss that refuses to be ...

A voice smoother than molasses, a torchbearer of the neo-soul movement and a production unlike any other, winning four ...

An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe ...

The Morning Show is back with its fourth season, and it received an early renewal for a fifth season right as Season 4 ...

Critic Lloyd Schwartz tells a story about Lezhneva, a Russian singer he "discovered" a few months ago — without realizing he already owned a 2015 recording of her rendition of Handel's early oratorio.