In the winter of 1900, six-year-old Nicolas Slonimsky was introduced to the world of popular Russian ditties. “Little bird, what did you do? I drank vodka, so did you,” he would warble to enchanted ...

While the federal inquiry into foreign interference is on a break, Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue and Canadian MPs of all stripes should take the opportunity to travel to Toronto to see ...

Two of the year’s most ubiquitous smashes, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” and PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” only pop up in split-second form. When asked how much “Call Me Maybe” will be incorporated into ...

The DJ, widely known for his "United State of Pop" mixes, has taken on an even bigger task: soundtracking the Olympics. By Brennan Carley Though rampant speculation has suggested British artists like ...

For a couple months leading up to Christmas, we’re all infected with a pernicious scourge: earworms. Sounds like a bloodsucking parasite, but “earworm” (which comes from a translation of the German ...

If you have a toddler, the words "Baby Shark" may be enough to make you cover your ears and run to the next room. The YouTube video of the song has nearly 2 billion views, and it's easy to understand ...

Everybody's recapping the year's best music and movies, but reading the roundups can sometimes feel like dancing about architecture. Thanks to DJ Earworm, we can enjoy most of the year's best pop ...

When “United State of Pop: Blame it on the Pop” debuted in 2009, DJ Earworm skyrocketed to stardom online. The nearly five-minute mashup from Jordan “DJ Earworm” Roseman used Billboard’s most popular ...

Explore the music tied to iconic moments in history on the CNN Original Series “Soundtracks: Songs that Defined History,” now streaming on demand and CNNGo. Three musical factors have been found to ...