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Explicit Lyrics on Charts Are Down | Music News
Spotify’s Top 50 is getting a lot cleaner—explicit songs now make up just 13% of the chart, down from 74% in 2018. Why? Classic hits are resurging, and hip-hop’s dominance has waned. The “Parental Advisory” tag, born in the ‘80s to flag mature content, now feels more like a digital relic as mainstream music leans toward sanitized vibes. Meanwhile, Spotify’s cracked down on 500K fake streams for Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings,” linked to betting bots—a growing headache as AI-generated music and manipulated streams threaten chart integrity. Platforms are scrambling to detect fakes, with Apple even…
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