Happy birthday to you! Everyone knows the traditional birthday song. But did you know that there are countless other songs about birthdays that are reflective and fun for celebrating your big day?

A music researcher is revealing the songs most likely to make listeners feel happy -- and it all boils down to a simple formula. Getty Images/Westend61 Pick up on these good vibrations. A UK ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cure is not just the best-known of the 1970s and 1980s Goth bands. It is one of the most influential --and unquestionably the most commercially successful -- groups of the genre.

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang a mashup of 'Get Happy'/'Happy Days Are Here Again,' first done by Barbra Streisand and ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang a rendition of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand's "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" ...

Stevie Nicks knows a thing or two about writing hit songs. She’s done it for the past 60 years. So, she has a couple of guidelines in mind whenever she pens her next No. 1 song. One of the most ...

When Mark Mallman's editor first heard his book pitch about songs that helped him survive a bout of depression and anxiety, he assumed that the Twin Cities rock musician meant the usual miserable ...

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe wrote “Shiny Happy People” in part to satirize pop music’s ability to entertain. Though the underlying themes of the lyrics are much more serious. But to most of the ...

Upbeat songs are having a surge of popularity in this time of coronavirus gloom. “Happy” by Pharrell Williams and “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk are among the most-played tracks of the last decade. The ...