Music

Music is the organized use of sound in time, involving elements such as rhythm, melody, harmony and timbre, created and perceived in human cultures through voice, instruments or digital technologies. Structured vocalisations and acoustic displays in animals, such as birds or marine mammals, are sometimes described as song because they share features of timing, pitch and repetition. Music is studied in disciplines including musicology, acoustics, psychology and the arts.

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Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate changeNews

Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Celebrated US musician Jon Batiste wants to use his music to fire up listeners to act against…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Seals sing ‘otherworldly’ songs structured like nursery rhymesScience

Seals sing ‘otherworldly’ songs structured like nursery rhymes

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2025 Full article
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Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songsNews

Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs

Beijing, China | AFP - A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a…
SourceSourceJanuary 4, 2025 Full article
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Music festivals seek greener footprintNews

Music festivals seek greener footprint

By Philippe GRELARD | AFP Paris, France - Three planes, 270 tonnes of equipment, 800 square metres of stage: the figures from Madonna's massive free…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2024 Full article