I’ve written in many places, some wonderful, others makeshift or uncomfortable. I’ve written on trains and in hotel rooms, at ergonomically perfect desks and on laptops balanced on my knees. I once ...

Ever throw on your headphones at work, hoping that your "focus music" playlist will supercharge your productivity? You're not ...

Whether you're working the floor at a retail store or sifting through papers at a desk, a new study suggests you may want to start paying more attention to the music that's playing in the background — ...

When I enrolled for a part-time PhD in 2016, it was for flexibility and financial reasons. I was working as a music tutor across Cardiff and South Gloucestershire, UK , teaching violin, flute and fife ...

About 13.5 million people work in occupations where background music is common. But the music is often chosen with only customers in mind. "It is a mistake for managers to assume that music doesn't ...

Professor of Cognitive-Neuroscience , Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my ...

Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but UB researchers have published a study that suggests how doing so can have valuable social benefits. “It’s a great way to give ...

If you want to fall asleep to a remixed Katy Perry song, Apple will help you do that. If you want to fall asleep to a remixed Katy Perry song, Apple will help you do that. is a senior reporter ...

Genes affect different aspects of music enjoyment — from the emotional reactions that compositions evoke to the social connection music can foster. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...