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POP MUSIC IS EVOLVING

Songs are shorter.
Genres are blending.
Explore how music changed over time.

Pop Music Evolution

Songs are getting shorter. And it is not a coincidence.

Since TikTok launched in September 2016, the average Billboard Hot 100 hit has shed nearly half a minute. Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts followed, rewarding brevity and punishing anything over three minutes. The attention economy reshaped pop music.

Genres are shifting.

Pop music no longer belongs to fixed categories. Styles overlap, blend, and evolve faster than ever.

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