As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...

I relish Mike Kerrigan’s contributions (“Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time,” op-ed, Feb. 29). When I first heard the term “easy listening” applied to rock music, I couldn’t believe it. Rock is ...

You don’t have to stick to one music or podcast app. With the Sonos app and a Wi-Fi connection, your speaker can connect to dozens of services with just a few taps. I’ve contributed to PCMag since ...

We love a heavy rock song as much as anyone else, but no one can deny the enticing pull of a soft rock hit every now and then. In the ’70s, rockers began to experiment with pop sensibilities. The end ...

A new, high-resolution audio format has just launched on Spotify. Spotify announced Lossless Listening on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The new feature allows users to stream music in 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC, the ...

After announcing listening events in New York City and Los Angeles for her new album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” (releasing May 17), Billie Eilish has added dozens of new cities and theaters where fans can ...

The most popular record shop in town this Christmas season might be the one with the smallest inventory. Rochester radio station KNXR, that bastion of easy-listening music for the past 42 years, is ...

Billie Eilish fans in Los Angeles and New York will fill up arenas on May 15 and May 16 for special listening parties in celebration of her forthcoming studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft, out May 17.

“Bum bum bum bum-bum-bum bum bum / Bum bum-bum-bum bum bum,” sings 2nd Grade’s Peter Gill onomatopoetically on “Beat of the Drum,” the sixth track off the five-piece band’s new album, Easy Listening.

Billie Eilish fans in New York and Los Angeles will have the opportunity to hear Hit Me Hard and Soft before the rest of the world. The singer has announced that she’ll be previewing the album at back ...

Music makes life better. Music is used across cultures and ages as a powerful mood regulator. We regularly use music to soothe our souls and comfort our pain. The emotional power of music is one of ...