What your Spotify Wrapped listening age means : NPR

Examples of "listening ages" shown in 2025's Spotify Wrapped. Six smartphone screens are arranged from left to right. The one on the far left says: "Age is just a number." The other five screens say at the top, "Your listening age," followed by an age: 18, 33, 41, 56 and 83.

Spotify Wrapped is telling users their “listening age” this year, based on what era of music they listened to more than their peers. Spotify hide caption toggle caption Spotify There’s how old you are, and […]

Luigi Mangione Was Listening to Taylor Swift and Charli XCX in Jail — Until “King” Got Involved

Luigi Mangione Was Listening to Taylor Swift and Charli XCX in Jail — Until "King" Got Involved

Alleged murderer Luigi Mangione says he had been listening to Taylor Swift and Charli XCX behind bars—until a fellow inmate scolded him for it. “Last week, I downloaded a bunch of Taylor Swift and Charli […]

The Mozart Effect: Is Listening to Music Making Children Smart?

The Mozart Effect: Is Listening to Music Making Children Smart?

Music has always played an important role in human life and society. It stirred emotions and helped shape memory. One idea related to music that gained attention in recent times is the “Mozart effect”. This […]

The best speakers, headphones, and gear for listening to music

Five different homescreens from a single phone.

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 73, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, belated happy Pokémon Day, and also you can read all the old […]

Turntable.fm Creators to Launch Social Listening Platform, Hangout, Following $8.2M Funding Round

Turntable.fm Creators to Launch Social Listening Platform, Hangout, Following $8.2M Funding Round

What was once a raging inferno of music tech that flickered out too soon is being rekindled with a spark of innovation and a hefty dose of capital.  Turntable Labs, the brainchild of the original […]