The world's most successful bandleader, whose songs appeared on the 'American Gigolo' and 'Kill Bill' soundtracks, died in Florida. By Scott Roxborough He was called the King of Easy Listening and the ...

Easy-listening music and its maestros never had to worry about screaming teenage fans or long stadium tours. Ridiculed in the 1960s and since as “elevator music,” the gentle genre was marketed then as ...

Easy listening is a modern label, to describe classic song-standards, exotica and lounge music, which perhaps doesn't do justice to the musical sophistication of its biggest stars – giants of ...

Easy listening is a modern label, to describe classic song-standards, exotica and lounge music, which perhaps doesn't do justice to the musical sophistication of its biggest stars – giants of ...

Short-form content and everyday relatability drive generational shift in music market; physical album sales decline by 17 percent Easy listening music has surged in popularity among Korean music ...

It's been a great year for pop, but it's been a tremendous millenium for Easy Listening, with the top albums in the genre selling in the millions. Easy Listening even became a more popular genre than ...

Herb Alpert: Godfather of easy listening THROUGHOUT the Sixties and into the Seventies trumpeter Herb Alpert sold a seductive form of Mexican music to the world. With his band, The Tijuana Brass, he ...

Easy listening music has surged in popularity among Korean music consumers, dominating YouTube's weekly popular music charts from Jan. 5 to June 20, according to a comprehensive analysis by the ...

There may be a surprising dark side to easy-listening and feel-good tracks. From the distinctive opening “Whooah” to the recurring funky brass riff that follows each line of lyrics, James Brown’s hit ...