In a year of surprises, one of the more pleasant was the recent runaway viral popularity of 19th century sea shanties on TikTok. A collaborative global response to pandemic isolation, it saw singers ...

Amid the global media coverage of the pandemic and Donald Trump’s final days as US president, an unexpected music genre went viral on TikTok: traditional sea shanties, spurring what has become known ...

It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, ...

Long ago, when most of the world was outside of their homes, working, growing, building, hunting, and living off the land (and not on social media machines), the work song was as important as any bit ...

Sea shanties fueled the spirits of sailors and boat workers for hundreds of years. Now, they're a social media sensation. The songs were work-oriented, helping sailors coordinate tasks that required ...

Nathan Evans, the TikTok star who launched "The Wellerman" phenomenon, talks about his surprise success on "Good Morning America." It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and ...