Have you ever felt such deep emotional pain that nothing helps except sitting in a rainy window and listening to “Someone Like You” by Adele on repeat? There’s something scientific about that, ...

The phenomenon of finding pleasure in melancholic melodies has puzzled scientists and music lovers for centuries. When we ...

Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many people ... He wrote, "In short, sadness experienced in the absence of real psychic pain may be expected to produce a state that might ...

After we recently put out an informal Facebook survey on what music people listen to when they are down, my son and I received 71 responses in 24 hours. Each person sent their go-to music or even long ...

Listening to music after a breakup might seem like a safe emotional outlet, but for those high in neuroticism, it could actually intensify the pain, new research warns. Study: Adaptive or maladaptive ...

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Sometimes you just need a good cry, right? And there's no better way to get the waterworks started than by listening to a sad song with an even sadder video. We've rounded up 16 of them, from soulful ...

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. —Bob Marley There is no disputing that the need for effective pain relief has never been greater. While we all experience pain once in a ...