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 ...

In this week’s newsletter: In an era preoccupied with overstimulation, a trio of cartoon rodents ’ slowed-down reinterpretations of pop classics offer an uncanny kind of calm Don’t get The Guide ...

In late February, the British singer-songwriter Benedict Cork posted a snippet of himself playing a soulful new song called “Something Kinda Strange.” The clip quickly racked up more than 100,000 ...

Bad Bunny sings in Spanish. Almost always. But it’s not a simple decision – it’s a statement. In an industry that has historically pushed Latin artists to translate themselves, soften their edges, or ...

Among the historic wins, spirited if chaotic tributes and breakthrough moments for new talent at Sunday's Grammy Awards, one small pleasure was the emergence of a new comedy duo. Twice during the ...

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are getting rave reviews – and Hudson has gotten a Golden Globe nomination – for portraying real-life married Milwaukee musicians and Neil Diamond tribute artists Mike ...

Milwaukee's Lightning & Thunder is lighting up the big screen. The real-life Neil Diamond tribute act, featuring married couple Mike and Claire Sardina, is the subject of a movie, "Song Sung Blue," in ...

"Song Sung Blue," the movie about of Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder, hits theaters on Christmas Day. The film depicts the duo's highs (opening for Pearl Jam) and lows (a devastating car ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...