A music researcher is revealing the songs most likely to make listeners feel happy -- and it all boils down to a simple formula. Getty Images/Westend61 Pick up on these good vibrations. A UK ...

Linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter joins pianist Lara Downs to explore the history of American music as a ...

Check out the tracks that will make you party like it's your birthday. Gathering friends and family around a candlelit cake to sing “Happy Birthday to You” has been a birthday tradition in ...

Life doesn’t always go according to plan, but it’s up to you to push forward and inspire yourself to keep going. Music and music videos have the power to pick us up when we’re down and keep us on a ...

Some songs are just bound to make you happy, from The Partridge Family theme to the Glee cast's cover of "Teenage Dream." To take a cue from Dan Buettner, listening to music is a step toward happiness ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! During the COVID lockdowns, Jeffrey Rosen, director of the National Constitution ...

Lil Wayne isn’t the only rapper to cross a significant milestone this week. Former G.O.O.D. Music artist Kid Cudi’s breakout single, “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmares),” is now R.I.A.A. certified ...

Hit songs today are "happier", more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than songs that fail to make it to the charts, a study into 30 years of musical evolution revealed Wednesday. But also ...

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...