Ellen Hanson is this week's music columnist. She lets readers know why a women's a capella group is so fun.

Let’s settle this for all time: is it a cappella or acappella? The music, which is performed by one or more vocalists without accompanying instruments, is—drumroll—a cappella. Two words! Now that we ...

When I suggested doing a list of great a cappella performances, my editor expressed polite repulsion. That makes sense; “a cappella” for a lot of people means either reverent plainchant or glee clubs ...

“Damaged (A Cappella)” by Danity Kane: “I love this version because it strips the track away and highlights the brilliantly performed and arranged background vocals. So soulful and tight. I can’t get ...

Few people were aware of the 1994 single “Insomniac” by the rock duo Billy Pilgrim, and it quickly sank into obscurity. But a cappella groups can’t stop singing it. We set out to find an explanation.

Get the undertale Acapella album on iTunes Google Play Spotify Catch me live on Twitch! When this song first started playing, the melody really stuck out as *pretty freakin' sweet* to me. It was one ...

This acapella group from County Mayo performed a haunting version of a Scottish sea shanty in a Mayo pub, in 2016. The Coda singing group, which consists of seven local singers, performed the ...

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Fiona Apple put an anti-Trump spin on the holiday classic “The Christmas Song” – more commonly known as “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” – turning it into an a cappella ode, “Trump’s Nuts Roasting ...

In the 1990s, it was not uncommon to see a cappella groups roam cruise ships singing classic pop songs without any instrumentation for the enjoyment of guests in bars and cabaret lounges, but slowly ...