Liking certain things or styles is an important aspect of peoples' identities and social lives. Tastes can influence the ways humans act and judge. How to best describe musical taste reliably is—due to the ever-changing ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2023
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We've all heard a song or seen a movie that brings back a memory or reminds us of an earlier time. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that people tend to have more memories associated with older songs and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2022
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In Norwegian prisons, a cultural project that few know about is afoot. Music can become a lifeline when people enter back into society, according to musicologist.
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2022
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In both life and music, the secret to success is love. This universal emotion stands out as the key protagonist in the most listened-to songs of all time. According to a study by Salvador Climent Roca and Marta Coll-Florit ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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Bubbly pop songs continue to dominate the radio waves. However, a new study suggests that pop music's friendly sound might mask nefarious lyrics.
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2019
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Last December, the world ushered in a new era of popular music: human and artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration.
Computer Sciences
Oct 3, 2018
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Justin Timberlake sang it for a Haiti earthquake-relief fundraiser. Pentatonix put it on their Christmas album. Red Sox fans listened to it at the first game after the Boston Marathon bombing. Makes sense: the song's called ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2017
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Friederike Tegge, who has taught German and English, was inspired to conduct research on pop music when she observed that many of her students showed a surprising memory for song lyrics in a foreign language and could repeat ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2015
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Evolutionary biologists and computer scientists have come together study the evolution of pop music. Their analysis of 17,000 songs from the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, 1960 to 2010, is the most substantial scientific study ...
Computer Sciences
May 5, 2015
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(AP) -- South Korea's largest fixed-line telephone company is trying to capitalize on the worldwide popularity of Korean pop music, or K-pop, to increase revenue from overseas.
Business
Apr 12, 2012
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