Catchy songs can be transformative bits of happiness. You love a song, you want to sing it, right? Or hum it, or maybe bang some pretend drums to the tune. But the opposite could happen too. You might ...

Camila Cabello has an instinct for wildly catchy Latin-inflected riffs; chart hits “Havana” and “Señorita” are proof of that. “My Oh My” is a little slower but just as effective, dark and brooding ...

Can't get the Spice Girl's "Wannabe" out of your head 18 years later? You're not alone, a new study says. The research, out of the University of Amsterdam, is founded on the basis that all catchy ...

Learn more about the favor from Paul Simon that was actually the unexpected key to making “You Can Call Me Al” a hit, below.

Ever had a song just...lodge itself in your brain? You're not alone! That's an earworm, and science has figured out why they happen. Researchers at the University of St Andrews developed a formula ...