A new analysis of hundreds of thousands of English-language hit songs suggests that popular music lyrics have shifted over ...

The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Eva Zangerle and colleagues analyzed the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The lyrics of modern-day music has become more repetitive over the past ...

Over the past 50 years, the lyrics of popular songs in the U.S. have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis published in Scientific Reports. The ...

Researchers who analyzed more than 380,000 songs say music can serve as a "cultural barometer for evolving moral norms." ...

Researchers found that lyrics in each of five popular music genres were becoming more repetitive and charged with negative emotions. Desi Mendoza via Wikimedia Commons In recent years, the growing ...

When comparing today’s hit tunes with the top 40 of past decades, strong opinions are never in short supply. Every generation seems to lament its successor’s musical tastes and listening habits.

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