It’s been a good while since pure joy has won as big as it did today on the Hot 100, with Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” finally landing atop the chart. As noted earlier, Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t… By ...

Music moves, music soothes and most important, music can improve your mood. Press play on these happy songs for a boost of cheer. The power of music is no joke—it can affect our mind, body and mood.

Some songs are just bound to make you happy, from The Partridge Family theme to the Glee cast's cover of "Teenage Dream." To take a cue from Dan Buettner, listening to music is a step toward happiness ...

Thai army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives to give a news conference at the Army Club in Bangkok on May 20, 2014 Editor at Large Having seized absolute power in a May 22 coup d’état, Thai Army ...

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...

Music is the final touch to a setting. Take any situation, put in music, and the ambiance gets taken to another level. You notice this all the time in films. Music is used as a signal of impending ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! During the COVID lockdowns, Jeffrey Rosen, director of the National Constitution ...

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin moved to Austin, Texas, for love. She lost the love, but found a musical home. Griffin, whose new CD is called Children Running Through, grew up in Maine — the youngest ...