After years of waiting, those using the web can finally enjoy the YouTube Music mood filters. This feature is now rolling out for all users on the web version of ...

As a consumer-facing product, Spotify has sucked for years. Whatever utilitarian elegance the platform might’ve had in its early days has given way to a confusing, ugly algorithm blob of videos, ...

Listening to music can instill calmness and relaxation, as indicated by reduced cortisol levels and lowered heart rate (de Witte et al., 2020). A large-scale review of 400 studies showed that playing ...

Incorporating various genres into your playlists ensures a richer listening experience. Mixing pop, classical, jazz, and ...

In our Current Mood series, we ask some of our favorite artists to curate a playlist according to a specific theme or mood of their choice. For her Current Mood, one of NPR's Best New Artists of 2019 ...

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...