Perhaps paradoxically, research confirms that sad music is typically pleasurable. Many people enjoy listening to sad music even though (or because) it makes them sad. Research revealing benefits ...

“As for genres, people who listened to country and reggae reported the best mental health, with 52% of each music fandom ...

We also enjoy sad songs because their slower tempo is restful - we breathe more evenly and more deeply in response, and that ...

Is the trend toward greater sadness in the tone and content of popular music making emotional recovery more difficult?

There are times when you need a sad song to help you cope with your feelings, get that cathartic release and and help you get through the day. Grab a box of Kleenex, because we're going for the ...

In compiling this list of country music's most depressing songs ever, we left out a lot of great sad songs, simply because they had an element of hope or redemption. In order to make the cut ...