Misophonia, also known as sound rage, is a negative predilection for the body sounds of others - rubbing, sniffing, scratching, crackling, wheezing, whistling. Those suffering from it react to specific trigger sounds, not necessarily loud sounds but repetitive ones, with negative emotions and thoughts. Could misophonia also be triggered with push notifications, like the ones in smartphones - "I wonder whether the recurrent retreat to a digital space can contribute to the intensification of misophonia or to its development. The risk here is to consider any manifestation of life as a push notification, to see other people’s activity as an enduring attentional bombardment".

Paramore's singer Hayley Williams is preparing to release her debut solo album this spring, quite different from music she made with her band. The subjects are more personal also, as she explains during the very revealing conversation with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe where she talks about depression - “My dog is the reason I’m alive, because he would’ve been waiting on me to get home, no matter what. You know how little sweet little puppies sit and they wait? I couldn’t think about it". Williams credits visualization therapy for helping her understand the power of protecting oneself during her dark times. The album 'Petals For Armor' comes from “the idea that being vulnerable is a shield. Because how else can you be a human that’s inevitably gonna fuck up and trip in front of the world a million times?".

Taylor Swift has opened up about her struggle to overcome an eating disorder in a new documentary 'Miss Americana', which received a standing ovation after its gala screening in Utah on Thursday night. She said that photographs and comments about her appearance had triggered the condition. Swift said she struggled with the condition for several years. Some days, she would "starve a little bit [and] just stop eating". The rest of the time, she kept lists of everything she ate and exercised constantly. And now? - "We do not do that anymore because it's better to think you look fat than to look sick".

In a 2018 study, 50 percent of musicians reported battling symptoms of depression, compared with less than 25 percent of the general adult population. Nearly 12 percent reported having suicidal thoughts — nearly four times the general population. But with a new wave of initiatives and organizations seeking to help, the industry is taking action like never before.