August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by ...

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Miles Brown thought his ensemble Alarm Will Sound had the makings for a Grammy award-winning recording with Radio Rewrite, based on themes from the band Radiohead written by contemporary classical ...

years on from his untimely passing, we decode the genius of the revered producer that redefined rhythm as we know it ...

A dog’s ears pick up a wider range of sound than human ears, including much higher-pitched frequencies. That extra ...

Rediscovering long forgotten music does not mean recovering how it was meant to be performed, and that is a major challenge for the arts, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. An expert has ...

People with musical anhedonia, a rare inability to enjoy music, are teaching scientists how the brain processes songs. In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of ...

There are many factors that go into producing high-quality sound through speakers and headphones. One way to improve that sound is with the equalizer.

AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made by people, according to Carnegie Mellon University research.

It's been used by composers and musicians from JS Bach to Jimi Hendrix. It creates an atmosphere of tension, drama and mystery. It's one of the most intriguing elements in the musical universe. But ...