Liking certain things or styles is an important aspect of peoples' identities and social lives. Tastes can influence the ways humans act and judge. How to best describe musical taste reliably is—due to the ever-changing ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2023
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According to an estimate from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, an organization that represents the international music industry, people around the world spend on average 20.1 hours per week listening ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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So, a metal head shows up at a techno party... pretty unlikely, right? Right. Disliking certain kinds of music is just as constitutive of personal taste as is liking other kinds; and because it influences music-related behavior, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2022
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Musical taste and fans' status within their subcultures are shaped by where they live as they engage in experiences specific to particular geographical areas.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2019
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It may be grating for some, but hip-hop is music to the ears of Switzerland's most famous cheese.
Other
Mar 15, 2019
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Musical taste has traditionally been viewed as class-related: the elite attends classical music concerts, the middle classes prefer highbrow easy listening, while the lower classes enjoy pop and folk music. However, the accuracy ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2015
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Love the opera? Hungry for hip hop? It turns out that your musical likes and dislikes may say more about you than you think, according to UBC research.
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2015
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A digital jukebox which uses social networking to select music has been developed by researchers at Lancaster University.
Software
May 9, 2013
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Twitter has launched a service that lets people find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio.
Internet
Apr 18, 2013
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A new smartphone app from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London will lend a helping a hand to all aspiring DJs and musicians by letting anyone create their own musical mash-ups with the aid of some talented artificial ...
Software
Mar 29, 2013
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