Sad songs can actually cause the release of a hormone in the body called prolactin. It's released when we feel true grief or ...

Whether you prefer the sad songs of the 2000s or the 2010s is ultimately going to come down to a matter of taste. That was true for song styles, too. In the 2010s, the country genre revamped the ...

This article is authored by Tara Venkatesan, honorary fellow, School of Advanced Studies, University of London.

Where does sad music get its sadness from? And whom should you ask—a composer or a cognitive psychologist? Scientific American recently reported on a Tufts University study that purportedly lends ...

Need a good cry? In the mood to revel in your own misery? There are plenty of songs that make such an experience even worse! Though, we won’t judge you for indulging in a few heartbreaking songs if ...

Breakups- we’ve all been there and many of us wallow and end up writing sad breakup poetry and songs about it, but when is it time to put all of that dark creation to an end? Artist and songwriter ...