Melody

What is the ‘Gen Alpha melody’? ‘Stolen’ tune is topping the pop charts — over and over again

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What is the ‘Gen Alpha melody’? ‘Stolen’ tune is topping the pop charts — over and over again

You likely already know this little ditty. In 2019, Carl Martin, a Danish musician and musicology student, sat down to compose a song and struck what he believed was musical gold. He had crafted a four-note melody that he said “felt just right” and claimed it was the “best melody anybody in music has ever … Read more

Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76

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Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76

Melody Beattie, whose experiences as a drug addict, a chemical dependency counselor and the wife of an alcoholic informed a best-selling book about codependence that has guided countless people to shed toxic relationships, died on Feb. 27 in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was 76. Her daughter, Nichole Beattie, said the cause … Read more