For the word “Muzak,” the long elevator ride is finally over. Not that its lilting instrumentals or mixes of pop hits are likely to disappear from restaurants, shops and offices. But the Muzak name — ...

The flute hurts. At least it does for fans of rapper André 3000, who, as one half of Outkast, lit up the charts with early-noughties hits such as Ms. Jackson and Hey Ya! But that was a long time ago, ...

When you call the local Muzak offices and get put on hold, you get to hear a sales pitch for Muzak's on-hold service, just one of the many the company offers that set it apart from its elevator-music ...

MCEVERS: Back in 1989, Mark Davis started working at his local Kmart in Naperville, Ill., and this is what he heard on the store's loudspeakers all day. MCEVERS: But rather than try to shake this ...

Little noticed in recent weeks was the latest lease on life for Muzak. Should you be so inclined, you can now buy stock in the 77-year-old background music service. Muzak, which emerged from Chapter ...

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...

Beamed up from satellite dishes outside Cheyenne, Wyo., a musical stew bounces off a twirling metal box in the heavens and into more and more restaurants, bars and stores. Sixty channels of hip-hop, ...

IPod DJ Adam Porter holds up his iPod, which is loaded with Cue Sound Design set lists. Music entrepreneurs are using Apple's iPod to put a new spin on old-fashioned Muzak. Instead of piping bland ...

Care to hear four years' worth of the music played on Kmart's loudspeakers? Well, whether or not you do, now you can — on Archive.org. Mark... Putting The 'K' In Muzak: Years Of Kmart Background Music ...