New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

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May 15, 2026 • Jobi Riccio. Dua Saleh. Tank and the Bangas. Plus, others not named Drake! NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Joe Kendrick of WNCW in North Carolina about their favorite albums out ...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hot take on the behaviors and preferences of Boomers, brought to you by the same writer who analyzed “Ok, Boomer” in her last Banter article! Writing about this ...

May 15, 2026 • FIFA's official 2026 World Cup song is "Dai Dai" from Shakira and Burna Boy. There are a number of factors that shape which songs define a tournament — and endure beyond it. May 7, 2026 ...

In front of a full house at the Blue Note in Hollywood Wyclef Jean strolls through the crowd toward the stage, where his band of Haitian rara players is already deep into Duke Ellington’s “Take the ‘A ...