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Is pop music really getting dumber? A music professor explains what the science really says

Friday December 19, 2025. 04:10 PM , from Keyboard Magazine
Scientific studies claim that modern music has become simpler than ever before, both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters?
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