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Thanks to AI, the future of music is not just about listening, it’s about experiencing.
The types of music you listen to can reflect your personality traits.
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Lots of factors can influence your music taste, from your age and where you’re from to the personality traits you have.
Sarah Nance at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 2019.
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Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.
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Researchers have found that music with a fast tempo, written in the major mode evokes a sense of happiness.
The Mari Lwyd makes a welcome appearance in Chepstow.
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The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
This season, we are sharing a musical playlist created by our podcast guests and producers. Here Mustafa performs during the Juno Awards in Toronto on May 15, 2022.
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Our playlist is a collection of songs on the theme of resilience, reflection and revolution, inspired by the topics we cover on our Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast.
Singers in Lviv, Ukraine, before the traditional Christmas Stars Parade during Orthodox Christmas in January 2023.
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An expert on Ukrainian music and folklore explains how holiday traditions celebrate both centuries of culture and present-day resistance.
Irish folk music group, Lankum.
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A new generation of Irish musicians is using music not just as entertainment but as a powerful tool for social commentary.
The late and beloved Leonard Cohen acknowledges fans at a Toronto performance in 2008.
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Leonard Cohen, a man about whom surely no Hallmark festive movie will ever be made, dared the Divine to answer humanity’s sorrows.
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Leonard Bernstein was one of the most significant forces in 20th century American music – and led a complicated life behind the scenes.
The Prodigy have changed the controversial lyrics to their song Smack my Bitch Up to reflect current social mores.
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Lyrics have changed for a myriad of reasons, including evolving social mores and sometimes simply because the artist wants a change.
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As Kenya marks 60 years of independence, we explore how much one song can tell you about the politics of a new nation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
(L-R) Bing Crosby, Phoebe Bridgers, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Songs that evoked holidays “just like the ones I used to know” tugged at the heartstrings of a nation receptive to the idea of a nostalgic past rather than a fragile present.
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The venerated and critically acclaimed Shane MacGowan has died in Dublin at the age of 65.
Shane MacGowan playing with The Pogues in 2014.
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The Pogues singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan revolutionised music with his fusion of Irish folk and English punk.
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While we want to support our loved ones’ extracurricular activities, perhaps you secretly curse sitting through yet another concert or carols sing-along.
A sad song coupled with a happy movie scene can become strangely memorable.
The Beatles wave to fans after arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport in 1964.
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Both bands have remained commercially and culturally significant since the 1960s.
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Music therapy has been shown to help people suffering with cancer, chronic pain and depression. Our research is testing which parts of the brain are affected by different kinds of music
The music room of the Ospedaletto is known for its remarkable acoustics.
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On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s since embarked on a project to bring this forgotten music back.