January should be national couch potato month. Check out our guide to the premieres of 24 and American Idol (with a tip o' the mic to Whitney... Embrace your inner coach potato this weekend. While you ...

The pop icon, who died 10 years ago, often sang using melisma, a technique spanning time and cultures. Nowhere was it better than in her iconic hit, "I Will Always Love You." Some songs are so ...

Whitney Houston will be remembered as a master of "melisma". But what is it and why did it influence a generation of singers and talent show aspirants? An early "I" in Whitney Houston's I Will Always ...

A singing technique spanning time and cultures, Whitney Houston, who died 10 years ago today, utilized melisma best in her iconic hit, "I Will Always Love You." Some songs are so incomparable in their ...

AS symbolic shifts go, two recent events in pop music couldn’t have been more illuminating. On Nov. 24 “Burlesque,” a big-screen musical starring Christina Aguilera, opened and landed with a thud, ...

Melisma. I know it's something vocalists do, but no one will tell me exactly what it is or why some people really don't like it. Melisma is a progressive and incurable disease, but with treatment, its ...

Whitney Houston will be remembered as a master of "melisma". The singer had an ability to pack a series of different notes into a single syllable. For example, an early "I" in Whitney Houston's I Will ...

Embrace your inner coach potato this weekend. While you wait for the Tuesday night return of American Idol (admit it, you watch it), learn about and listen to the musical art of melisma. 24 kicks off ...

An early "I" in Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You takes nearly six seconds to sing. In those seconds the former gospel singer-turned-pop star packs a series of different notes into the single ...