Over the past 50 years, the lyrics of popular songs in the U.S. have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis published in Scientific Reports. The ...

New research from Michigan State University finds that popular music has gradually become less explicit about emotion and ...

Popular music may be reflecting a growing culture of vices, according to new research from the Center for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London. The analysis of musical evolution found that ...

Iconic songs like "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John and "Like a Virgin" by Madonna have famously misheard lyrics. We're here to clarify.