Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

How does your music taste? Or, perhaps, how does your lollipop sound? These have just become legit questions as one company just launched a lollipop at CES 2026 that doubles as a loudspeaker. SEE ALSO ...

When Lanie Wieland wrapped up her last class before the winter break at Napa’s West Park Elementary, her kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students sprung to hug her goodbye. The group of ...

PEOPLE FIRST started bopping to “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” in 1958. They have done so every December since. Yet it was not until 2023—exactly 65 years later—that the song topped the charts.

The day before Christmas. You’re in a big box foraging for a furReal Maggie the Feed & Follow Cow for your child’s gift. Everyday Low Prices elude. Your credit cards have imploded. Muzak blares Mariah ...

Universal Music Group, in partnership with UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle division, has announced the opening of two new UMusic Shop locations in New York and London. The Shops offer exclusive custom ...

The full Replay 2025 experience is now available in the Apple Music app, allowing you to reflect on your listening habits over the past year. There are two main components of the Replay 2025 ...

DORA — A Dora teenager's wish has been granted. A Make-A-Wish Alabama party was hosted for 15-year-old Eli Kizziah of Dora on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Mutual Savings Credit Union in Birmingham. “A wish ...

Piano instructor Naydene Bowder hits all the notes in recounting sixty years of teaching and learning through music. I think I was born to music. We can trace musicians back in my family to the 1300s ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --Madison Beer is back with new music. The singer-songwriter, 26, released a single and music video for the song "Bittersweet" on Tuesday. The "Bittersweet" video opens with Beer ...

Local students in grades 9-12 recently learned about many aspects of music and performance as the a cappella group Ball in the House performed covers of classic and contemporary songs during an event ...