Imagine yourself as a graphic designer for New Age musician Enya, tasked with creating her next album cover. Which two or three colors from the grid below do you think would “go best” with her music?

(ThyBlackMan.com) Brandy Norwood has long been called “The Vocal Bible,” a nickname she has rightfully earned through her unmatched vocal control, layered harmonies, and emotional intelligence as a ...

Popular music includes countless love songs, and also a surprising number of songs about romantic breakups. Another category of songs has gone unnoticed: anti-breakup songs, with one or both partners ...

Would they be the same ones you’d pick for an album cover or music video for the heavy metal band Metallica? Probably not. For years, my collaborators and I have been studying music-to-color ...

The new year brings winter and pandemic depths, reminding us that we are not getting younger. So I present my favorite songs about getting older and retiring from unwanted work. They capture the ...