A visual mapping of the evolution of music
Music is an ever evolving sign of culture and the times. But for such a vast and fluent cultural body, it is sometimes hard to keep an overview of how it transforms over time. That is why it’s really cool to see a visual map of changing genres over time. The Pudding has published exactly such a visual map.
Analysing Spotify listening patterns, one of the most apparent changes is the rise of Spanish, Korean and Hindi music genres. On one hand, that is explained by the influx of Spotify users from those countries. On the other hand, popularity is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy as well, meaning popularity leads to more adoption and popularity in turn. Genres like K-pop and Reggaeton have had some meteoric rises globally, signalling a greater cultural spill-over through music in the world.
Check out the visual map yourself here.
Originally published on trendsactive.com
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