Research suggests most people get earworms regularly – and they’re more common among people who listen to a lot of music. One ...

Why do songs replay in your mind with no off switch? A music psychologist explains earworm triggers, repetition, and ...

Earworms, those catchy snippets of music that loop in our minds, are a common experience for most people, especially music lovers. Factors like frequency of exposure and familiarity influence their ...

Like a good cup of espresso, music is a sensory experience that can stick with you long after it’s gone. Music doesn’t even need to be played out loud. Perhaps even reading the word “espresso” put ...

Think about a song that’s gotten stuck in your head. Maybe it’s Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” the State Farm theme song, “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked,” or Taylor Swift’s new song “The Fate of ...

Earworms, also known as involuntary musical imagery, are brief snippets of music that repetitively play in our minds. They can be as short as 15 to 30 seconds and often feel like they loop without end ...

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Back in 1982, one song was so insanely catchy that it became an earworm that continues to deliver pure nostalgia 42 years ...

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While most rock songs center around a titular electric guitar riff, Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” uses a bassline as the basic building block. John Deacon’s riff is almost as iconic as the ...