A round of applause for the Orange County Girl is in order. Gwen Stefani has dropped the infectious earworm "Slow Clap" as the second single from her upcoming album, and it's a bright, sassy fusion of ...

Arriving Sept. 30 through Suicidal Records, World Gone Mad will bring 11 blistering new tracks of the band's ceaseless spitfire energy. Opening the album is "Clap Like Ozzy," which kicks off with a ...

There’s an old saying in pop music that goes, “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus!” In other words: don’t waste our time on the verses — we’re all just waiting to jump up and down and sing along to the ...

This week in Philly music features a tribute to the late songwriter Jill Sobule, a 20th-celebration anniversary of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s debut, a two-night stand by funkateers Lettuce, a golden ...

Green Day have dished out "Fire, Ready, Aim," another quick-hit single off their forthcoming new record, Father of All Motherfuckers. While a sub-two-minute runtime might scream punk rock, the song is ...

Gwen Stefani has called in the lyrical talents of west coast rapper Saweetie for a new version of “Slow Clap,” which also comes with an electric, high school-themed music video. Featuring vibrant ...

The best music makes you feel lots of conflicting emotions. Charli XCX said "Boom Clap" is about something beautiful, and yet it still has a sad undercurrent.

WERTHEIMER: But what makes us clap more for some performances than others? You'd think it's obvious: the better the show, the more applause. Think again. New research at Uppsala University in Sweden ...