Food and music Copied by Dane Ostensen
Music streaming is quite literally a musical buffet. Your subscription gets you an all-you-can-eat music experience that you can bring everywhere. With so many different flavours to choose from: pop, rap, dance, acoustic, indie etc., you’re bound to find something you love – just like at a buffet. Not only will you want all of these food-themed songs on your playlist, but they’ll also make you super hungry. Dinner inspo, perhaps?! Migos – “Stir Fry” With the delicious food being cooked up in the video and the song’s title, there’s no possible way you won’t be calling your local takeout by the end of this tune. PLUS This delicious trio is serving up stir fry on the streets of Toronto this week. You’re definitely gonna wanna check it out. Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Bacon” With a physique like his, we doubt Bacon is a regular part of Nick’s diet. Drake – “Passionfruit” Will Drake be serving up some passionfruit at his brand-new restaurant?! We sure hope so. Maroon 5 – “Sugar” Let’s be real: we’ve all got a sweet tooth. Especially for Adam Levine. Zedd – “Candyman” Or if Adam Levine isn’t your preferred flavour, the Candyman is bound to have some other options for you. Rihanna – “Birthday Cake” Even if it’s not your birthday, you deserve to indulge. DNCE – “Cake By The Ocean” And when there’s cake, there’s always room for seconds. Even more so by the ocean. The 1975 – “Chocolate” Who can turn down chocolate. But tbh, it’s chocolate in a car with The 1975 that we’re really after. Lana Del Rey – “Cola” And to wash it all down, who could forget a classic glass of cola. Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber – “Cold Water” Or perhaps some “Cold Water” if soda isn’t your thing. N.E.R.D. ft. Rihanna – “Lemon” But don’t forget to top it off with a little lemon slice. Katy Perry ft. Migos – “Bon Appetit” Alright, needless to say, we’re now very hungry. Time to eat! Which of these songs got your mouth watering?
Top 10 Motivational songs Copied By Jordy Mar 10. Faint – Linkin Park From the album “Meteora”, Faint is a powerful song that speaks to those who feel belittled or meek. It gives you that voice to speak out, nay scream out, and demand to be heard. Also check out Numb or Numb/Encore, Breaking the Habit, What I’ve Done. 9. Thunderstruck – AC/DC A classic song that gets you riled up every time you listen to it. Thunderstruck’s effect is in its music, not its lyrics. The intro to the song makes you feel like you are about to go to war. Maybe that’s why it has been used as entrance music by many UFC Fighters, as well as by Welterweight Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao. 8. Push it to the limit – Paul Engemann (Scarface) Anyone that is a fan of Scarface remembers the climactic moment in the movie when Tony Montana is at the top of the world and this song comes on. It perfectly depicts Tony’s rise to power, his mansion, and his truckloads of money. The song’s title says it all, sometimes we just need to push it to the limit. 7. Run This Town – Jay Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West Jay Z is an inspirational story all on his own, and he never shies away from a chance to sing about how great he is. For those moments when we feel down there’s no better way to lift ourselves than listening to the BOSS himself telling us how to run shit. 6. Enter Sandman – Metallica Another classic. Metallica’s tune is so heavy and uplifting that Brock Lesnar frequently uses it for his entrance music. 5. Hate Me Now – Nas Feat. P Diddy The best song for dealing with the haters. Nas is a great rapper and this song shows why. This song is so kick-ass that the Toronto Raptors used it as their theme song for the 2009/10 season. 4. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey The song that gets every single person singing along. It gets played over and over and over again, and yet it never gets old. For some of the more trying moments in our life, this song will put a smile on our face and make us believe every time. 3. All Eyes on Me – Tupac Tupac’s entire discography is itself a collection of inspirational pieces. All Eyes on Me has always spoken to me, but Keep Ya Head Up, Changes or Me Against the World are just as effective at reminding us about life’s endless struggles. Tupac was one of the best rappers of all time because of his ability to convey real issues and ways to battle them. 2. Till I Collapse – Eminem This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Eminem’s powerful lyrics speak about fighting till the last drop. It’s a great song pre-exam, for working out or for just about anything. Former Boxing champion Shane Mosley used it as his entrance music for his 2010 fight against Floyd Mayweather. Eminem’s No Love, Not Afraid and Lose Yourself are also great songs to get one pumped up.
1. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor Always number one and so it shall be till the end of time. Although the entire Rocky Soundtrack (from all 12 movies) makes for great workout music, this song is clearly the winner. If you pick one song to get you out of bed in the morning, or to get you pumped for a workout or an exam, it should be Eye of the Tiger. Copied by Joel Chicaiza
Top Songs of the Decade Copied by Anthony Gonzalez
The 2010s will likely be known for how music consumption was transformed—bye bye, poorly tagged MP3s, hello streaming-service exclusives. But that change was accompanied by boundary-breaking pop music from big-name stars and up-from-SoundCloud hopefuls alike. Here, presented chronologically, are TIME’s picks for the best songs of the 2010s, singles that helped define the decade’s musical landscape. Also read TIME’s list of the best tv shows, miniseries, movies, movie performances, nonfiction books and fiction books of the decade. Adele, “Rolling In the Deep” (2010) Songs about love gone wrong remained a pop staple in the 2010s: All the decade’s technological advances didn’t do much for romance, when all was said and done. The lead single from Adele’s blockbuster second album 21 was a four-minute primal scream shaped into a rolling-thunder epic, with the British belter’s formidable alto making every charge against her ex—abandonment, manipulation, just being a generally bad guy—add up until they were as high as a funeral pyre. It’s an exercise in pop catharsis that doubles as an exorcism for the demons that lurk after an affair flames out. Robyn, “Dancing on My Own” (2010) Since her days as a teen pop protégé of Max Martin, Robyn has been one of pop’s singular figures, veering in her own direction in ways that the masses would eventually follow. 2010’s
heartbroken “Dancing on My Own” is part mini-movie, part power ballad, and all feeling. Her to-the-bone descriptions of watching her love interest kiss another are searing yet glum, with the energy they conjure channeled into punching-bag drum programming that shrouds her pain in a cleansing fire. Sky Ferreira, “Everything Is Embarrassing” (2012) A slow burner with the glossy synths of late-’80s sophistipop and the furtively wounded vocals of late-’90s alt-rock, Sky Ferreira’s sulky 2012 single “Everything Is Embarrassing” was a throwback that represented pop’s next wave. Artists like Ferreira, Charli XCX, and Haim all operated in a way that was parallel to the charts, exploring how they could take the verse-chorus-verse ideal to 21st-century realms. “Everything Is Embarrassing” evokes the full-body cringe that’s often felt when taking an emotional risk, its plush arrangement providing the comfort for any agonies that might follow. Luke James, “I Want You” (2012) New Orleans-born singer-songwriter Luke James’ charm and chops helped his acting forays, including his turn as Johnny Gill in BET’s The New Edition Story a nd his comedic cameo in 2019’s Little, a name with audiences. His soulful, bursting-with-energy voice established him as one of R&B’s leading vocalists, and this 2012 mash note is a shining example of why. A heart-eyed emoji set to music, “I Want You” takes the love song to church—and thanks to James’ skyscraping falsetto and utter gusto, he makes romance seem like the most holy quest. Taylor Swift, “All Too Well” (2012) Taylor Swift’s 2010s were filled with stadium-sized spectacles that cemented her status as one of the world’s biggest pop stars. This track off 2012’s Red is proof that she became one of music’s grande dames because of her ability to crystallize emotional details. A midtempo guitar ballad with quietly devastating lyrics, “All Too Well” nods to her country-prodigy past, but with the sort of maturity that transforms even the most dramatic moments of one’s life fade into shades of gray. Hospitality, “I Miss Your Bones” (2013) The opening of this 2013 single by Brooklyn trio Hospitality is all about crispness. Its piston-precision guitar riffs and the clipped delivery of vocalist Amber Papini turn her requests to a long-gone lover—”Take me on a plane tonight,” “Tell me not to leave and cry”—into desperate commands. As her sense of longing reaches a fever pitch, the band leans on an incipient groove and a full-on indie-psych coda breaks out, complete with sputtering guitar solo—so when the song finally whirls to a halt, it evokes the tail end of a crying jag that can only be stopped by a sudden, deep sleep. Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun” (2013) Tennessee emo-pop band Paramore rebooted itself with its 2013 self-titled album, bringing programmed drums and glossy strings into its high-energy guitar-bass-drums mix. It worked like a charm, with vocalist Hayley Williams sounding newly energized by the possibilities of her
band’s bigger sound. On “Ain’t It Fun,” she uses that expanded palette—and a feisty gospel choir—to whoop and holler her way through the gnarlier bits of growing up. Dierks Bentley, “Drunk On a Plane” (2014) The title of “Drunk On A Plane” hints at a cautionary tale about the dangers of open-bar flying, but country wanderer Dierks Bentley’s songwriting skill turns this 2014 singalong into an affecting tale about being stuck with the fallout from a love gone wrong. Bentley’s narrator has nonrefundable tickets to his now-canceled Cancún honeymoon, so he decides to take the flight; along the way, he reflects on how he arrived in seat 7A. It’s a good-humored update of Nashville’s drinking-song template, and Bentley’s skilled songwriting makes plain the pathos behind every whiskey-and-Coke order. Khalid, “Young Dumb & Broke” (2017) Flipping the “millennials are killing [x]” trend-piece construct on its head with a smirk and some desert-heat synths, this 2017 single by Houston-based pop prodigy Khalid is an anti-anthem for “young, dumb, broke high school kids.” Its sing-song topline eases it into even the most overstimulated listeners’ minds, but its simmering anxiety about life’s big questions helps it resonate beyond its fade-out. Lil Nas X, “Old Town Road” (2019) 2019’s biggest pop sensation didn’t get there because of TikTok, or the yeehaw movement, or controversies over chart placements. Lil Nas X’s sparse smash—based off a Nine Inch Nails flip sourced from YouTube—gained momentum steadily, then unstoppably, because it’s so much fun t o consume, whether in its original barely-two-minutes form, as one of its star-studded remixes, or merely mimicking the hook while around friends. It’s a freshly minted building block for pop, allowing listeners to hear the potential in country, trap, country-trap, and any other hybrid genre that might come to life in the streaming age.
“Bad Bunny Makes Latin History on Billboard Charts With New Album ‘YHLQMDLG’” copied by Evelyn “Bad Bunny lands a historic debut on the new Billboard 200 albums chart, as the Puerto Rican artist’s YHLQMDLG bows at No. 2 on the all-genre tally with 179,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. He scores the highest charting all-Spanish-language album ever, the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album, and the largest week for a Latin title since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December of 2014.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new March 14-dated chart (where YHLQMDLG debuts at No. 2, and Lil Baby’s My Turn starts at No. 1, as earlier reported) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on March 10. Of YHLQMDLG’s starting sum of 179,000 units, 142,000 are in SEA units (which translates to 201.4 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs in its first week), 35,000 are in album sales (assisted by more than 25 merchandise/album bundles sold via the artist’s website) and a little more than 1,000 are in TEA units. YHLQMDLG was released via Rimas late in the evening on Feb. 28 and is the second top 10 album for the artist. He previously reached No. 9 with Oasis (July 13, 2019), a collaborative set with J Balvin. On the Top Latin Albums chart, YHLQMDLG debuts at No. 1, securing Bad Bunny his third leader, following Oasis and the solo Bad Bunny project X 100PRE. Highest Charting All-Spanish-Language Album Ever: With YHLQMDLG’s arrival at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Bad Bunny achieves the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album ever on the all-genre chart. (YHLQMDLG is performed almost entirely in Spanish, save for a smattering of English words; Its title is short for “Yo hago lo que me de la gana,” which essentially translates to “I do whatever I want.”) Prior to YHLQMDLG, the highest rank logged for an all-Spanish-language effort was No. 4 by Mana’s Amar es Combatir (Sept. 9, 2006) and Shakira’s Fijación Oral: Vol. 1 (June 25, 2005). An honorable mention goes to Ricky Martin’s Música + Alma + Sexo, which hit No. 3 on Feb. 19, 2011. The 13-track album contains 11 Spanish recordings, and two English tracks. The last mostly Spanish-language album to reach the top two on the Billboard 200 chart was Il Divo’s Ancora, which debuted at No. 1 on the Feb. 11, 2006-dated chart. Of Ancora’s 10 songs, seven were performed in Spanish. So far, only two mostly-Spanish albums have reached No. 1: Ancora and Selena’s Dreaming of You (Aug. 5, 1995). The latter 13-track album includes six tracks in Spanish, five in English, and two duets that blend English and Spanish. Biggest Week for a Latin Release in Equivalent Album Units Earned: Further, YHLQMDLG nets the biggest week ever, in terms of equivalent album units, for a Latin release since Billboard began tracking titles by units in December of 2014. It beats the previous high, notched by the debut of Santana’s mostly-Spanish language effort Africa Speaks (57,000 units; June 22, 2019-dated chart). YHLQMDLG also tallies the largest week, in equivalent album units, for an all-Spanish language effort, trumping the opening week of Ozuna’s Aura (49,000 units; Sept. 8, 2018).
Largest Streaming Week Ever for a Latin Album: And, with 201.4 million on-demand streams generated by the songs on YHLQMDLG, the set additionally earns the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album — even counting just audio streams alone. It wildly surpasses the record set by Ozuna’s Aura, which bowed with 53.2 million clicks (chart dated Sept. 8, 2018). Bad Bunny has charted 14 songs on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart (through the March 7-dated tally), including two top 10s: the No. 1 smash “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin, and “MIA,” a No. 5 hit featuring Drake (both in 2018). Neither song is on the new album.”
How Music Impacts, Helps Our Emotions Copied by Briana Reyes
Music unquestionably affects our emotions. We tend to listen to music that reflects our mood. When we’re happy we may listen to upbeat music; when we’re sad we may listen to slower, moving songs; when we’re angry we may listen to darker music with heavy guitar, drums, and vocals that reflect our level of anger. Were you ever asked to name your favorite band or performer? Were you able to rattle off the top five you listened to regularly? We may not know why we prefer the artists we listen to, except to say that we resonate with or feel the music, or just that they write songs we like. But we can learn a lot about our emotional selves through our musical tastes. Consider John, a pleasant man in his mid-40s who describes his mid-20s as a time where he was figuring out his place in life. At the time, he considered himself to be standoffish, internally anxious and shy,
well-mannered, and sensitive. But the music he preferred to listen to was dark, heavy, rough, and aggressive. After some time in therapy, John realized he’d been repressing significant anger and aggression due to years of childhood emotional and physical abuse. Music had become his voice and his outlet. In a sense, music could touch the deep emotions that John dared not experience on his own. Now, equipped with an awareness of his previously-suppressed emotions, John has been able to unlock them and begin to work through the issues that have existed since childhood. Cyndi, a woman in her mid-30s, has struggled through years of d epression. While depressed, she often listened to music that reflected sadness and emotional pain. However, Cyndi also noted that she had a passion for upbeat, energetic music that made her want to dance and feel free from emotional struggle. But she rarely felt this energy and freedom without the music fostering it. It turned out that Cyndi was an energetic and happy child. She was enthusiastic about life, enjoyed connecting with others, and was a considerably open person. However, when Cyndi was 11 years old, her mother died after a brief illness. Cyndi’s struggle with depression began after her mother’s death, and she slowly disconnected from her childhood self. As an adult, when listening to upbeat music, she became aware that her core self was attempting to emerge and reconnect. Previously, she had known only that she enjoyed the feeling the upbeat music brought to her as a way to relieve her depressive moods. With the help of therapy, Cyndi is now in the process of breaking through the layer of depression that has blanketed her emotional self since losing her mother. Music also can be an effective coping strategy. We can listen to music that elicits emotions we want to feel in a given moment. If we feel lazy and unmotivated, maybe a playlist of uptempo, energetic songs would be a helpful way to change our mood. It could be interesting to create playlists based on various emotions so they’re within reach as desired. In summary, while music can move us in an acute emotional moment, it’s also notable that it can be used to elicit underlying emotions and teach us about unconscious elements of our emotional structure. If we notice a pattern of emotional music that raises questions about current feelings or about who we are, it could be a worthwhile opportunity for self-exploration.
Discover the hidden links between music and Food Copied by Safirah Aliyah
As you should know, the experience in a restaurant is not only food. Actually, food is 50% of the experience in a restaurant and the atmosphere is the other big part of it. But what is experience in a restaurant? It’s the place, the décor, the waiting staff and … the music. The last element, music, is the main part of the atmosphere of a restaurant. Thanks to science, we have discovered that in fact, music changes completely our experience in a restaurant and that is the subject of this article.
Music makes us eat in a different way A lot of factors influence the way we eat. There are the internal factors such as the mood, the hormones and the external factors like TV which is the most famous example of the extern influences on the way we eat. It turns out that music is also one of the main external factors which change the way we eat. Several studies have shown that listening music while eating is likely to increase our food and drink intake. Moreover, music also makes our lunch longer. It means that music can keep us more time in a restaurant. More surprising, the rhythm influences also the rhythm of the chewing. Another experience led by McElera and Standing found that people eat faster when they are exposed with speed tempo and conversely, slower music make us eat slower and drink more.
Music also has an effect on the taste of food
Generally, people think they judge the taste of the food with four senses: The taste, the view, the smell and the touch but the heard is also very important! In fact, chips taste much better when they are crispy! It means that sound changes our perception of the taste of food and logically, it is easy to understand that music has a huge impact on our perception of a dish. Actually, music and food go hand to hand. Music creates energy, it creates an atmosphere that develops the flavour of food. A good food can become excellent with the appropriate music because music will always make everything we eat better. That’s why there is always music in a successful restaurant, that’s why people eat much more when there is music, and that is why we are willing to pay more in a restaurant.
Music has the power to create emotional links Music has another great power from which restaurants can benefit: It exists a positive correlation between the fact that one likes a music played in a place and one’s level of affection for this place. So, the more you like a music you hear in a place, the more you like that place and the more this place will miss you. As well, the more a restaurant has a good playlist, the more it will be likely to create loyal customers because people will associate this good music with the quality of the restaurant.