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Joseph Shavit
Apr 14, 2022
What do you see when you listen to music?
Are we all imagining the same thing when we listen to music, or are our experiences hopelessly subjective?


Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022
Morgan Wallen donates $500,000 to several Black-led organizations
Morgan Wallen pledged $500,000 because that was the amount of money he estimated he'd made when his music sales spiked after the incident.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice
Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her foundation.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2021
Introducing the world's first punk rock band made completely of robots
What happens when you give a robot a guitar? Well, turns out it'll sprout a mohawk and go join a punk rock band.


Joseph Shavit
Sep 29, 2021
Canadian university to offer a class on Drake and The Weeknd
Drake and The Weeknd have established themselves as certified legends in the music industry. X University will offer a course on the duo.


Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Plumber caught singing on the job -- lands record deal in the process
A plumber has landed himself a recording deal after singing while he worked on a job fitting bathrooms for the owner of a record label.


Joseph Shavit
Jul 17, 2021
Lorde, BTS, the Weeknd and more hope to raise billions to fight famine and climate crisis
The event will call upon businesses and philanthropists to donate resources to fight famine and restore at least one billion felled trees


Joseph Shavit
May 19, 2021
Music may benefit older adults with cognitive impairment
Active music-making can provide cognitive benefits to older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia


Joseph Shavit
May 15, 2021
Live Broadway Performances and Pop-up Concerts at Tavern on the Green
Broadway stars will soon begin performing live concerts at Central Park’s Tavern on the Green in a new series called Broadway at Tavern


Joseph Shavit
Mar 15, 2021
Yo-Yo Ma, world-famous cellist, performs as people wait for coronavirus vaccine
The celebrated musician offered the impromptu performance after receiving his second dose of the jab.


Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2021
Toddler to release debut album recorded in the womb
An American toddler, Luca Yupanqui, is gearing up to release her debut album, the world’s first LP made from sounds inside the womb.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 26, 2020
‘Magic’ gloves give former musician chance to perform again
Renowned pianist João Carlos Martins had been considered one of the great interpreters of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music
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