Lily Oberman

Just recently, researches scored the ultimate point for those who believe that music and arts education are invaluable for our society: A study conducted at Northwestern University not only links music programs with positive brain development, it…

If you're the kind of person who spontaneously bursts into a rousing rendition of Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" while walking down the street, we have good news. Research shows that just about any type of singing, professional or otherwise, can…

A small music festival in Columbus, Ohio, is the first to take a real stand on R. Kelly's history of sexual abuse. It's about time. Kelly has been hitting the festival circuit hard over the past two years. He headlined the Pitchfork Music Festival,…

It has never been easy to be a professional musician. These days, it's only gotten harder. One glance at the news will tell you as much. David Byrne, lead singer of the Talking Heads and author of How Music Works, was just in Billboard on Friday…

If you don't have weekend plans, the 2,000 hours of pristine, classic concert footage just uploaded to YouTube in 13,000 videos is a good place to start. Music Vault, which is a division of Wolfgang's Vault (which sells music-related posters,…