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Prabhas's horror thriller 'The Raja Saab' is nearing completion with a new shooting schedule in Greece for two songs. Director Maruthi's birthday was celebrated on set. The film, featuring Prabhas in ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

Once strictly played at weddings, family gatherings, and tombstone unveilings, ‘Manyalo’ music, also known as wedding songs, has broken beyond its ceremonial roots to dominate major clubs, social ...

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 ...

Last year, on her "Harlequin" album, Lady Gaga belted out a song that was nearly a century old: "Forget your troubles, c'mon, get happy. You better chase all your cares away. Sing 'hallelujah,' c'mon ...

Watching Mykah, a notable producer within the Afrobeats scene, step out this year with four songs, ‘Happiness’, ‘Bar Man’, ‘Comfort’, and ‘Show Love’, respectively, one could not help but notice his ...

The official start of the summer season is just around the corner, and nothing goes together quite as well as country music and summer songs. Country has plenty of fun, upbeat summer songs that ...

During the making of their iconic White Album, The Beatles weren't getting along. The previous year, 1967, hadn't been kind to them. They had lost their manager and dear friend, Brian Epstein, just as ...

University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. University of Auckland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The last few decades have ...

"I just want you all to know that I did my best to give her the best day possible," Macaulay Culkin wrote of his fiancée Brenda Song Amy Sussman/Getty Macaulay Culkin is celebrating his fiancée Brenda ...

Coinciding with the band’s JonasCon event today — yes, that’s a real thing — Disney has announced that the Jonas Brothers will be recording an upbeat new theme song to celebrate Disneyland‘s upcoming ...