When you want to smile, listen to The Beatles. And these four songs are a great place to start in your quest for joy.

From tradition to displacement, music carries memory and emotion across generations—often when language fails.

A new randomized clinical trial has revealed that just 24 minutes of listening to specially designed music paired with ...

Responding to tragedy in song is an age-old American tradition. From slave spirituals to civil rights-era protest songs to the YG and Kendrick Lamar songs that soundtracked the last decade of Black ...

We all have rough days, and sometimes even rough weeks. Fortunately, country music has songs that are the perfect soundtrack for someone who needs a little lift. These three country songs, all ...

From deep cuts that made suburban kids feel understood to synth-driven anthems that turn melancholy into pure movement, these forgotten 80s tracks hold the secret formula for transforming any bad day ...

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...

We often underestimate how much our morning rituals can set the tone for the rest of the day. When you prioritize activities that spark a natural dopamine release, you aren't just waking up — you're ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. You can hear these songs in our ongoing Best ...

The depth and breadth of the international Christmas songbook continues to astound. This year I’m adding a dozen new tracks, and they’re all over the place genre-wise – soul, punk, country, doo-wop, ...

ChristmasGifts.com is one way you can download free Christmas songs this holiday season. These are free for the taking and compatible with most devices, so you can store them on your computer, phone, ...

As moviegoers return to theaters to see “Wicked: For Good,” the sequel to the 2024 Broadway adaptation about an unlikely friendship between two witches, they may be surprised by the second installment ...