From ‘80s new wave to ‘90s grunge to the latest pop single, music has changed a lot over the decades. Those changes have come not only in terms of sound, though; lyrics have also evolved as time has ...

When it comes to Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson has changed her tune — literally. The 41-year-old Grammy and Daytime Emmy Award winner altered the lyrics to her 2015 song “Piece by Piece” ...

Songs have gotten more repetitive and angrier since the 1980s, according to a new study, furthering research that suggested songs have gotten shorter, simpler and more negative over the years due to ...

Music is known as the universal language, with all of the pieces that make up a song — like melody, rhythm, and tempo — able to be understood by people all over the world, regardless of culture or ...

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 ...

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