Vocal music

Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” deadly to sing in Philippine karaoke bars as altercations over the song have resulted in several deaths.

‘Rapper’s Delight’ hit the charts 30 years ago this week, transforming hip-hop from live street performance to a mainstream moneymaker.

This is the tune the nation brought to war. It’s been a century-and-a-half since a minstrel tune called “Dixie” debuted in New York. The song went viral, and soon North and South alike were whistling “Dixie.” With the outbreak of the Civil War, “Dixie” became an anthem of the antebellum way of life. And today […]

A new study finds that boys’ voices are breaking at age 12, two years younger than in 1960. That’s bad news for boy sopranos and the choirs they sing in.