A music researcher is revealing the songs most likely to make listeners feel happy -- and it all boils down to a simple formula. Getty Images/Westend61 Pick up on these good vibrations. A UK ...

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 ...

“And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse / Chop another line like a coda with a curse.” ...

Do you want to be happy? Most of us would probably answer “yes” to that question, and many would turn to music to make it happen. There’s just something about music that can change our mood pretty ...

Professor and Head of Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit; Director of Researcher Development Unit, The University of Melbourne Katrina McFerran has received funding from the Australian ...