News in Brief Classical Music Can Heighten Men’s Attractiveness Want to get a woman's attention? Try a little Brahms in the background. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Writing Music Using Only Your Mind German researchers are testing technology that facilitates direct brain-to-page composition. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief For Greater Creativity, Go for Baroque New research finds upbeat music from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons stimulates a key type of creative thinking. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Leonard Bernstein: Composer, Conductor, Social Justice Warrior As the centennial celebration of the great American musician gets underway, we examine his consistent commitment to peace and justice. Tom Jacobs
Economics Popular Music Piracy Site Shutting Down Last year, a group of 15 record labels sued the website Youtube-mp3.org and its proprietors for copyright violation. Jack Denton
Education Trained Musicians Make Better Decisions New research finds there's an advantage to starting music lessons in late childhood. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Reconsidering the Queer Cosplay of t.A.T.u. Fifteen years ago, the Russian duo topped charts worldwide by playing with lesbian tropes. Could they make it today? Brandon Tensley
Social Justice The Sound of 2017 Is Very, Very Male A woman hasn't topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts in nearly a year—a streak unseen since the 1960s. Kelsey McKinney
Social Justice R. Kelly Cancels Upcoming Concerts, Reportedly Due to Low Ticket Sales The news comes two weeks after BuzzFeed reported on allegations that Kelly is running an abusive cult. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Lana Del Rey’s New America Why the pop maven ditched the American flag. Hanif Abdurraqib