Songs have become simpler - and angrier

Published date29 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The words in rap, country, pop, R&B, and rock songs have also become simpler and more repetitive, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports

Rap songs showed the most profound increase in anger and negative emotions, while country songs had the lowest rise, the researchers said.

Eva Zangerle, an assistant professor at the University of Innsbruck's department of computer science in Austria, said anger-related words may have become more common because music - as a mirror of society - 'reflects more general changes in society and culture.'

Prof Zangerle...

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