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February 6, 2024

Research Finds That Playing an Instrument or Singing Helps Keep Your Brain Healthy

Music is a powerful medicine for the soul—and as recent research suggests, the brain. Particularly as one ages, keeping an active, varied mental world alive is critical to preserving cognitive abilities and can help stave off decline. A study out of the UK, recently published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found that playing music (rather than just listening to it)

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January 31, 2024

Paul McCartney’s Photos Documenting The Beatles’ Rise to Stardom Coming to the Brooklyn Museum

After debuting last year at London's National Portrait Gallery, Paul McCartney's unseen photos of The Beatles as they became international icons will be shown in New York. Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm takes us into the frenzy that was Beatlemania as the Fab Four toured six cities and touched down in America for the first time.

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January 26, 2024

Billy Joel Will Release a New Song for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years

There's new music from Billy Joel on the way. The 74-year-old singer-songwriter announced that he is releasing his first new song in nearly 20 years on February 1. The new single is titled “Turn the Lights Back On,” which Joel teased on social media with a short clip. The video announcement sees Joel playing a chord progression on the piano, which seems to be housed in a lavish theater.

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January 23, 2024

Watch Green Day Perform a Surprise Acoustic Set in a Packed NYC Subway Station

The New York City subway is no stranger to buskers, filling the city's underground with music. But every once in a while, commuters are serenaded by world-famous rockstars. Green Day recently took to a subway station in Midtown Manhattan to perform a surprise acoustic set for passersby. The unexpected performance was taped as part of a bit for The Tonight Show, with host Jimmy Fallon even joining the band by playing the tambourine.

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