Imagine yourself as a graphic designer for New Age musician Enya, tasked with creating her next album cover. Which two or three colors from the grid below do you think would “go best” with her music?

Would they be the same ones you’d pick for an album cover or music video for the heavy metal band Metallica? Probably not. For years, my collaborators and I have been studying music-to-color ...

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"If I had to explain my songs with colors, that would be so easy to do. I think they're kind of synonymous," the singer tells PEOPLE Katy Perry might not have synesthesia — a condition that allows one ...

Colors are seen everywhere, and people usually use them to reflect emotions or apply symbolism. Whether red indicates passion or purple represents royalty, colors have different meanings. Musicians ...

Classic rock is a genre that welcomes all people—every color of the rainbow. For every type of person there is an artist or hit track that represents them. For that reason, we wanted to explore songs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maria Markevich via Shutterstock Putting together a custom playlist can take hours. Let us make things easier for you with our ...