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Why your brain replays the same song nonstop, explained

Your brain’s habit of replaying the same song on a loop is not a glitch so much as a side effect of how memory, reward and attention are wired. The same circuitry that helps you recognize a friend’s ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1997, LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood Simultaneously Release Different Versions of the Same Song

In May 1997, both LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood released a version of the song “How Do I Live” on the same day. Both artists found success with the song, but the incident left them feeling ...
Time

Let’s Talk About Ariana Grande’s Bad Girl Anthem ‘The Boy Is Mine’

Carlin is a contributor for TIME. The album cover for Ariana Grande's album Eternal Sunshine The album cover for Ariana Grande's album Eternal SunshinePhoto-Illustration by TIME; Republic Records ...
collider

AC/DC Wrote the Same Song Over and Over Again — But We Loved It

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...
Yahoo

6 Things to Know About Neil Diamond’s 1972 Hit ‘Song Sung Blue’ Before the Release of the Film of the Same Name

With the film Song Sung Blue due for release on Christmas Day, here’s a quick refresher course on Neil Diamond’s loping, midtempo ballad of the same name which became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot ...
Time

Song Exploder

Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Pop Culture For more than a decade, Song Exploder, hosted by composer and producer Hrishikesh Hirway, has given musicians a forum to tell the stories behind their ...