This week's Music Mood Board is all about the tracks that have helped me keep calm and focused throughout the workday. I often play hard-hitting, bass-heavy songs when I need a surge of energy, but ...

While some people enjoy the cold weather and long, dark nights in the Northern Hemisphere these days, others may find it hard to keep a positive mindset all through the winter. [Michael Wessel] ...

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 ...

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, I wrote an essay on the history of easy-listening music and its 70th anniversary, which as you'd expect was completely overlooked (go here). Easy listening was ...

Meta is working on new technology that would customise audio content delivered to users, based upon heart rate and blood pressure readings. In a new patent filing pertaining to smart glasses or a ...

Users can filter 'Liked Songs' using up to 15 personalized mood and genre categories. Spotify this week introduced out a new way for listeners to easily sort "Liked Songs" for every mood and moment.