If you want to take a scientific approach to your next playlist, boy have we got some good news for you. In 2022, music expert Analiese Micallef Grimaud and data company HappyOrNot decided to team up ...

Some people listen to classic rock songs to feel the machismo. However, the best classic rock acts, from The Beatles to U2, know how to make you cry as well. Here are five songs that find the beauty ...

Country music’s signature storytelling has captivated audiences for decades. Music in the genre has a way of uniquely tugging at listeners’ heartstrings with deeply vulnerable stories of love and loss ...

Misery loves company, and that company is usually the most emo song imaginable — one that plunges into the depths with you to reach a greater catharsis, rather than just whine. That’s what the best ...

No one could write lyrics quite like John Prine, whether about love or heartache, and some of his saddest songs of all time prove just how skillful he was in discussing the latter. From his 1971 ...

Christmas isn't always so merry for everyone. The holiday season can be a hard one for many people, especially since there's so much pressure to enjoy the magic of the big day. It's hard to get in the ...

When two powerful singers come together to tell a story, it makes the message that much more compelling. In the case of these 23 sad country duets, that means that the heartbreak feels ... well, twice ...