Before we talk about the benefits and downsides of making short songs, we have to define what a “short song” is. For the purpose of this article, let’s define a short song as between 30 seconds and ...

You’re reading Songs of Summer, a series on music and memory. My great-aunt Olga Mae, known to everyone she ever met as Olgie, asked me once if there would be guitars in Heaven. This was not long ...

Popular songs are getting shorter, with Grammy-winning hits and Spotify chart-toppers shrinking in length. But is streaming really to blame? The answer is more complex, with history, genre, and ...