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Experts say music can help you fall asleep if it is familiar and calming to you. You might be hard-pressed to find any commonalities between the children’s lullaby “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and the k-pop hit “Dynamite” by BTS. It turns out both songs are commonly used to help people fall asleep. Surprised? So were […]
Charles Darwin once speculated that all animals may share the ability to perceive melody and rhythm. Although the evidence is slim, there are a few studies that support Darwin’s idea. HENKJAN HONING: He was very optimistic, but the empirical evidence is still very meager. CHANG: Henkjan Honing at the University of Amsterdam says although the […]
The singer shared the video for his song “Nothing Is Lost” from the blockbuster film Avatar: The Way of Water Directed by Quentin Deronzier, the visual offers a brief glimpse of the singer shrouded in a blue haze before diving into a burst of fire and taking viewers through Pandora’s landscape — a fictional Earth-like […]
“Flowers” flourished this week, with more than 59% of the vote. Miley Cyrus‘ new single “Flowers” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 13) on Billboard, choosing Cyrus’ uplifting track as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Flowers” brought in more than 59% […]
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards are back! The annual awards show, now in its tenth year, is taking place on Monday, March 27th at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2022, while also offering a preview of the upcoming […]
In his annual letter to the company’s staff, Universal Music Group Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge has taken aim at the existing model for the music-streaming economy, saying it has become outdated as the format has grown and “needs to evolve.” Amid many other updates in the letter, dated Jan. 11 and obtained by Variety, he writes, […]
The global Music NFT market size was valued at USD 1350.3 million in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 28.23% during the forecast period, reaching USD 6002.0 million by 2027. “Music NFT Market” Insights 2022 – By Applications (Primary Market, Secondary Market), By Types (Album, Single Song, Music NFT Collection, Others), […]
The other day, MBW noted that Universal Music Group is targeting a 25% annual EBITDA margin over the next few years – and that it’s likely to need to explore innovative new revenue streams to get there. Exhibit A: Over two years since announcing that it was making a foray into the hotel business via […]
From Harry Styles to Bad Bunny, who’s on Europe’s most listened to list? Spotify wrapped has become an annual mainstay for even the least discerning of music lovers. The mass data gathering enabled by our app culture allows companies like Spotify to identify trends and spy, ahem sorry, surprise us with our most listened to […]
Music has often been referred to as the “language of emotions,” allowing those who listen to experience a range of emotions depending on the song. Past research has found that humans are sensitive to the structure of music and from even before birth fetuses are able to respond to the tempo of music in varying […]
