Listening to certain songs can trigger some pretty intense memories.
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Music, memories and emotions are all linked and certain songs can act as a direct line to our past.
Dances and concerts were usually the only opportunity for patients to meet in a large group.
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Even the Victorians knew the powerful effect music has on mental health.
Chris Brown performing in 2022.
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How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.
(From left to right) Maseo, Posdnous and Trugoy the Dove from the rap group De La Soul.
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With their back catalogue finally being made available on streaming services, a new generation of rap lovers will get to enjoy their groundbreaking work.
The original vinyl album cover for Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).
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It might be the world’s most famous album cover, but an album with a strikingly similar cover was released 30 years before The Dark Side of the Moon.
Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time.
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Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
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Over 50 years, over 50 million copies have been sold. Pink Floyd’s masterwork will continue to resonate with listeners for a while yet.
Rapper AKA.
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Mass Country was intended to be AKA’s masterpiece, but he needed certified hit makers to get it there.
Wizkid performs at London’s O2 Arena in 2021.
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People’s Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar released a choreographed video to Davido’s Stand Strong, which references devotion. It’s his sixth time standing for president.
Photograph of Enrico Caruso in 1915.
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It is 150 years since the birth of the Neapolitan tenor Enrico Caruso.
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Listening to unfamiliar music can expand your horizons, create new memory bonds and offer fresh pleasures.
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Easy pop delights and it doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.
50 Cent winning Best Album for Get Rich or Die Tryin’ at the 2003 MOBO Awards.
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50 Cent possessed the authenticity so important to hip-hop. He wasn’t just posturing about the ‘gangsta’ lifestyle – he had lived it.
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Trugoy the Dove was instrumental in shaping a type of hip-hop that was more experimental and sensitive.
A pop pioneer whose songs were performed by the great and good for decades.
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Pop composer Burt Bacharach died on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 94. He left a legacy of classic songs beloved by generations.
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The composer of hits including The Look of Love and What’s New Pussycat? has an impressive back catalogue.
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She doesn’t have the most streams or biggest sales figures but she does have a die-hard fan base.
Cate Blanchett plays Lydia Tár in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Tár,’ that explores power, gender and sexuality.
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‘Tár’ shines a spotlight on the challenges of working in the ultraconservative world of classical music, including complex social issues such as misogyny, racism and homophobia.
Sam Smith performing at a festival in 2022.
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In their new video, Sam Smith celebrates their sexuality unapologetically like many other mass market pop stars. So why the backlash? An expert explains.
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Google is one of a number of companies getting involved in AI music-generation.