Music Analysis - Researchers: Content of Pop Songs Is More About Stress and Negative Feelings

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The contents of Popsongs are now more about stress and negative feelings than they used to be. This is the result of a study by Austrian researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports. Texts of more than 20,000 music titles from 1973 to 2023 were examined.

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No, you're not getting old by repeatedly complaining that today's pop music doesn't have decent lyrics anymore: you're absolutely right. And popular music from the United States isn't just becoming simpler, it's also becoming more negative. According to researchers, this has to do with how people use music to cope with stress […] Want more science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

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An analysis of the lyrics of more than 20,000 songs from Billboard's top 100 between 1973 and 2023 shows an increase in terms related to stress and a tendency to be simpler and more negative today. Scientific research, collected in Sinc, relates it to a higher level of depression and

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An analysis shows that US pop songs have become simpler and more negative in the last 50 years. Researchers see this as a social signal – and recognize a turning point in 2016.