The Reason Why All The Songs On The Radio Sound The Same Might Make You Blush [View all]

[eridani]

Loudness and timbre graphs are pretty interesting

http://www.upworthy.com/the-reason-why-all-the-songs-on-the-radio-sound-the-same-might-make-you-blush?c=upw1

But more specifically, all of us who use those services. Facebook Likes, iTunes purchases, Spotify listens, Shazaam searches, Pandora stations, and so on are studied by the industry's researchers. They use the data they amass on our behavior to predict the next hit as well as the kinds of songs that do well. In other words, if pop music all sounds the same now, it's because we actually like it that way.

But in that problem also lays a solution. If it is we who used our listening powers to shape what the industry offers, we may also have the power to take a stand. We can use our ears and our clicks to demand better music. Will you?