10 Songs That Explain My Year

From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music. It’s time for one of my favorite annual ...

Taylor Swift Teases New Music in End of an Era Docuseries

In the final episode of Taylor Swift’s End of an Era docuseries, she celebrates The Life of a Showgirl and teases what is to ...

The sound of droplets striking water: How cowbirds control two sound sources in the syrinx to create 'liquid notes'

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

Scientists Found Brain Cells That Only Respond to Music and Predict What Note Comes Next

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 ...
American Songwriter

Billy Joel’s Bittersweet Pick for His All-Time Best Song Might Surprise You, Sour Notes and All

Billy Joel's pick for the best song he ever wrote is a plaintive, melancholic album closer from 1989: "And So It Goes".