Ever wondered how modern music has become so epic? Of course, the popular artists of our day have learned a thing or two from ...

Independent Lens presents “We Want the Funk!,” which will air 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. It didn’t take long for ...

From Afrobeats meeting pop to hyperpop colliding with hip-hop, genre-blending is no longer the exception—it’s the sound of the moment. Technology, streaming, and cultural cross-pollination are fueling ...

In musical evaluations, the "sight-over-sound" effect—where visual information overrides auditory input—is frequently observed, calling into question the assumption that sound is the dominant factor ...

The 1970s were an important era in the evolution of modern-day music. But there was one particular “genre” of music from that time period that inevitably influenced how music sounds today. And I’ll ...

The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once. Arena anthems got shinier. Guitar solos got faster. Alternative scenes got ...

Ely Oaks is bending genre barriers. The Austrian-born DJ and producer recently released a remix of Taylor Swift’s single “Opalite” as a collaboration with the pop star. In 2021, Oaks began his solo ...