LOS ANGELES — If you find it hard to predict which songs are destined for pop-chart success and which will flop, try asking a computer. After analyzing the attributes of more than half a million songs ...

Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a code-breaker and , perhaps, the father of synthesized music. Credit: Heritage Images/Getty Images There's something remarkable about hearing the first, sweet and slightly ...

For all the spellbinding thrill it can weave within its veil of apparent unpredictability, music depends on plain old math. Musicians might tune their instruments to a standard pitch for a fuller ...

It was another big year for Nick Lutsko. Despite resigning in disgrace as President of Halloween in January, he named himself King of the holiday in October when he released his third Spirit Halloween ...

An Australian computer scientist says that the next generation of search engines will be able to retrieve music for you when you sing a song to your computer. She said that 'in the next three or four ...

If you find it hard to predict which songs are destined for pop-chart success and which will flop, try asking a computer. After analyzing the attributes of more than half a million songs released over ...