[im] Pop music is getting faster

[Victor Maria Lima]

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János Sugár <sj at c3.hu> ezt írta (időpont: 2020. júl. 13., H 12:45):

> The average tempo of 2020's top 20 best-selling songs is a
> pulse-quickening 122 beats per minute. That's the highest it's been since
> 2009.
> Using the research database* AcousticBrainz* - which allows you to
> examine musical properties like tempo, key and mood -  at the University of
> California Irvine examined half a million songs released in the UK between
> 1985 and 2015. They found a significant downturn in the positivity of pop
> songs.
> https://acousticbrainz.org/
>
> Lyrics have taken a darker turn, too, with expressions of loneliness, fear
> and anxiety becoming increasingly common.
> Happiness' is going down, 'brightness' is going down, 'sadness' is going
> up,and at the same time, the songs are becoming more 'danceable' and more
> 'party-like'.
> So it looks like, while the overall mood is becoming less happy, people
> seem to want to forget it all and dance.
>  https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53167325
>
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