You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them ...

Rod Wave has shared that he doesn't want to be known as the "sad" rapper anymore. The singer-rapper addressed the moniker and ...

As new styles of music emerge, women are disproportionately subject to the judgment of their emotions rather than their talent. In the past few years, the term “sad girl music” has caught on in pop ...

Sabrina Talbert, a WH editorial assistant, says others associate her with her love of melancholy music. Joke’s on them, though, because her preference is a serious wellness booster. If you were to ask ...

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?

Bob Vylan is one of the recent targets of backlash for speaking out against the genocide happening in Palestine. Ironically?

People who come to therapy after experiencing a difficult breakup often mention that they have been turning to music as a source of emotional release. They sometimes ponder questions like: “Why am I ...