New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

The 2025-2026 season promises some big surprises for Houston arts lovers. From the inaugural Houston edition of Miami's Untitled Art Fair to Houston Grand Opera's first production of the classic ...

Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata An activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is ...

Musiqa, Houston's composer-led contemporary music presenter, has announced the appointment of Dawson White as Executive Director, succeeding Anthony Barilla. White will officially assume his new role ...

DJ Nanoos kicks off “Musiqa Baladi” at the California Clipper in Chicago on April 4, 2025. Photo credits to: Jordan Esparza-Kelley Beloved Palestinian Armenian DJ and producer Nanoos kicked off her ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

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The ties binding Greek and Arabic culture are not just limited to the past. They can also be heard in some of our everyday speech in the Arab world. For example, the Arabic word baqala – used to ...

In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors. A research team that comprised musicologists, psychologists, ...

The total figure is the highest mark since 1999, not counting for inflation, while the number of paid streaming subscriptions passed 500 million for the first time. By Richard Smirke Global music ...