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Pop music lyrics have become morally darker since the 1960s, reflecting the cultural landscape

Since the 1960s, pop music has gradually become more negative as its lyrics focus increasingly on darker themes, ...
Forbes

Music Lyrics Have Gotten Simpler, Angrier And More Repetitive Since The 1980s, Study Finds

Songs have gotten more repetitive and angrier since the 1980s, according to a new study, furthering research that suggested songs have gotten shorter, simpler and more negative over the years due to ...
The Conversation

Changing the lyrics to hit songs might be increasingly noticeable – but it’s a longstanding musical practice

Electronic dance music band The Prodigy are the latest act to attract attention for changing the lyrics to a longstanding hit in recent live shows. They now repeat the opening line “change my pitch up ...
Ars Technica

Google experiments with locking YouTube Music lyrics behind paywall

Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium subscription have found that Google’s ...
Android Authority

Now even more users have to pay YouTube Music for song lyrics (Update: Google statement)

Google seems to be quietly moving YouTube Music lyrics behind a paywall for more users, turning a basic app feature into a Premium-only perk. Free users now get just five lyric views before the rest ...