For the word “Muzak,” the long elevator ride is finally over. Not that its lilting instrumentals or mixes of pop hits are likely to disappear from restaurants, shops and offices. But the Muzak name — ...

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...

The flute hurts. At least it does for fans of rapper André 3000, who, as one half of Outkast, lit up the charts with early-noughties hits such as Ms. Jackson and Hey Ya! But that was a long time ago, ...

"If you want more Mozart in your life, start loitering." The managers of certain public commercial spaces, such as shopping centres and railway stations, have seen the use of these spaces by youths ...

Care to hear four years' worth of the music played on Kmart's loudspeakers? Well, whether or not you do, now you can — on Archive.org. Mark... Putting The 'K' In Muzak: Years Of Kmart Background Music ...

We have two stories this week: first, the surprising history "elevator music." Turns out, Muzak was a real company. And then we reveal how much Amazon's Alexa and other smart speakers are really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you know it or not, you’ve been in the mood for some time. That’s Mood Media Corp, one of the world’s largest providers of ...