That’s the challenge facing Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee: portraying a working-class Mancunian accent from three centuries ago.

Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for hits like “Bad Blood” and “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” died on Feb. 27 at age 86.

Today, Slate is releasing the latest edition of a new weekly game called SoundBites. It’s a little bit crossword, a little bit phonics, and entirely dependent on the fact that English pronunciation ...

Logan Cox had never even heard of the word that would crown him champion of the Miami Herald Spelling Bee for Miami-Dade County. Drawing on his experience — and knowledge of word etymology — Logan ...

The initial finding dates all the way back to 1947, when someone discovered that people associated some word-like sounds with ...

The good news continues for British artists. Following major chart success at home and internationally in the past year for UK talent including Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Raye, Ed Sheeran, Sleep Token, ...

The BBC have released their Sound of 2026 list, showcasing the ten acts that are set to take the new year by storm. These are the artists predicted to be soundtracking the next 12 months, with a ...

'Wicked: For Good' materializes at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. By Lars Brandle Like magic, the soundtrack for Wicked: For Good materializes at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. For Good is, of ...

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has chosen three new songs that sound nothing like the pop music currently dominating the charts. The first belongs to Neko Case, who has released her first ...