What followed is a 55-year love affair with classical music — branching out to discover greats like Brahms, Bruch, Mahler, Chopin, Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Elgar as well as lesser known ...

“What is music?” my friend asked me. I explained how we, as humans, instinctively react to music by moving our bodies in weird ways, just dancing, and that’s universally understood. I thought that was ...

Whether you are switching music services to make a political statement or just want to experience a different app, YouTube Music is an often overlooked choice. Spotify is quite popular, but the ...

The music industry has been rocked by technology since CNET's start in 1995 and so has how we discover, create, collect and listen to it. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been ...

It starts with a familiar intro, unmistakably the Weeknd’s 2017 hit “Die for You.” But as the first verse of the song begins, a different vocalist is heard: Michael Jackson. Or, at least, a machine ...

Mr. Miller is a Grammy-nominated drummer and the founder of a music education company. Each fall, as school starts up again, music educators witness a familiar ritual: Eager first-time students squeak ...

Jamming out at a concert puts music front and center in a person’s life, but only for a moment. Most of the time, music serves more as sonic wallpaper, spicing up the background while we go about the ...

If you’re someone who listens to music because you can’t study in silence, you probably have a high GPA, according to a new study. A recent survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of online university ...

For many people, music feels like a part of our subconscious. It’s constantly playing in the background, whether we’re at a coffee shop, in the elevator, working from home, or even just walking down ...

Music is a powerful tool to access information about ourselves. Two recent studies are offering new insight into how our favorite tunes are linked to memories and our personalities – and how those ...

Technology continues to change how music is made, discovered, and experienced. Insider asked industry pros and readers to nominate the most innovative music startups to watch. Here are 14 companies ...