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NEW - Why Every Pop Song Sounds Like a Breakup Now
Why pop music turned dark isn't a mystery anymore. You turn on the radio expecting something catchy, something that lifts you up for three minutes. Instead, you get lyrics so spiteful they make '80s breakup songs look like love letters. The melancholy isn't occasional. It's the default. Every chart topper trades hooks for heartbreak, and the stuff sticking in your head is embedding something darker than you probably realize.
Algorithms on Spotify and TikTok reward longer listening sessions, and heartbreak keeps people clicking. Climate anxiety, COVID, economic collapse shifted the collective…
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