We recently received news out of Japan that the inventor of the karaoke machine died. Shigeichi Negishi was 100 years old. He prototyped and released the world's first commercially available karaoke ...

Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. As a music writer, I find it difficult to promote karaoke, a mostly drunken take ...

Choosing the perfect karaoke song is a mix of art and science. So when we set out to create the ultimate guide to finding your go-to karaoke songs, we needed some musicians and data analysts. There's ...

You're out with friends at karaoke. Your turn is next. But dang, you still don't know what song to sing, and you're not a great singer. What's more, someone just nailed "You Oughta Know" by Alanis ...

In his 2007 memoir Love Is a Mix Tape, rock journalist Rob Sheffield revisits love and heartbreak via a collection of music tapes. In his new book (and sequel of sorts) Turn Around Bright Eyes: The ...

Singing karaoke can be a tricky proposition. Pick the right song, and you can be a huge hit, but if you come off like an off-key mess, you might have an entire club of people averting their eyes when ...

Choosing the perfect karaoke song is a mix of art and science. So when we set out to create the ultimate guide to finding your go-to karaoke songs, we needed some musicians and data analysts. There’s ...