These country songs uphold the classic tradition of spoken-word lyrics. Revisit this convention of country music via these ...

The spoken word. The most intimate of ways to communicate. Few things can generate more emotion or immediate action. It’s said that King Solomon remarked, “Death and life are in the power of the ...

A new study analyzing recordings from 2005 to 2019 shows people worldwide are speaking about 300 fewer words per day each year, a trend researchers suspect is tied to the rise of digital communication ...

Following the widespread praise of Donovan Livingston’s spoken-word poem, “Lift Off,” which went viral after he delivered it at the Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation last month, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mack Wilberg, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square music director, Derrick Porter, “Music & the Spoken Word” executive producer ...

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks recited epic poems aloud. Actors have breathed life into Shakespeare’s soliloquies since the 16th century. Now, a pair of poet-educators are working to bring ...

This week, we’re taking a look at NPR/Edison Research’s new report on spoken word audio. While the latest NPR/Edison Spoken Word Audio Report defines spoken word as anything other than music, ...

Edison Research and NPR presented the new spoken word data Tuesday which showed, since 2014, share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20%, while time spent with music decreased ...

"Each year we keep a close eye on the number of people who are listening and the amount of time spent with Spoken Word Audio. We're happy to see that for 2023, more people than ever are listening and ...

Somerville, NJ (November 11, 2021) NPR and Edison Research released the 2021 Spoken Word Audio Report today, revealing the continued increased consumption of spoken word audio in the U.S. and the ...

Almost half of the U.S. population listens to spoken word audio on a daily basis, according to a new report from NPR and Edison Research. The fourth annual Spoken Word Audio Report explores the ways ...