I need your help. I want to do my own Extremely Scientific Survey of the saddest songs you’ve ever heard. Bonus points if they make you cry. Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the ...

As opinions evolve, and understanding of AI's use in combating loneliness and other situations where people find it hard to talk to another human grows, the sweet, heartfelt message in the song may be ...

The drift towards more downbeat music has been long-lasting. Recent analysis in Scientific Reports found a similar pattern ...

Sad songs can distract a listener from his or her actual problems or help put those difficulties in perspective. Comparing one’s manageable hassles to a song’s more traumatic content can remind the ...

Marla Jo Fisher was a workaholic hard news reporter before she adopted two children from foster care at age 46, picked up a scruffy dog along the way and somehow managed to keep them all alive, at ...