Christian Brooks

Aug 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Christian Brooks

Some music fans now know 15-second sped up snippets of songs better than the real thing. It’s thanks to an emerging trend on social media, particularly TikTok, of creators changing the tempo of popular songs by 25-30%, to accompany short viral videos of dances or other themes. These versions are even helping some artists climb the official singles charts.

Nov 28, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Christian Brooks

This week sees the launch of Spotify Wrapped - where users of the streaming service find out the songs that have dominated their listening habits for the past year. The annual marketing campaign not only reflects a subscriber's music consumption, it also highlights the sheer number of musical styles that make up the site's catalogue. From Goths to punk rockers, genre can imply a lifestyle as well as a way of simply categorising music.