Music can heal you in many ways, but nothing comes close to the salve of sad songs when you’re at your lowest. Imagine Emma, who comes home after a long and stressful day at work, dealing with tight ...

Any music lover has a playlist for, well, just about anything. Whether you need a workout playlist to pump you up, a party playlist to help all your friends hit the dance floor, or a playlist full of ...

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?