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The length of songs has become shorter in the streaming era, especially after the launch of TikTok, with the average song shrinking to just three minutes and 12 seconds in 2019, compared to around four minutes in the early 2000s.
By PA/TPN, in United Kingdom, World, Entertainment · 23 Aug 2025, 07:31 · 0 Comments
Many artists are dropping the traditional song structure, discarding intros and pre-choruses to get straight into melodies that play well in 15-second clips.
In addition, songs seem to be getting happier, as 2024 had higher average positivity scores based on Spotify metadata.
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