CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

LAWRENCE — That song really takes me back. We’ve all heard a song or seen a movie that brings back a memory or reminds us of an earlier time. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that ...

Scientists seem to be really interested in music habits lately. Not only are there studies on the exact age at which you stop discovering new music (33, though we beg to differ) and some research put ...

Can a machine predict the song of the summer? Can it weed out forgettable flops? If so, such a technology could reduce music production costs, curate public playlists and even render judges on ...

When comparing today’s hit tunes with the top 40 of past decades, strong opinions are never in short supply. Every generation seems to lament its successor’s musical tastes and listening habits.