New research shows the real reason songs are getting shorter, and it is not attention spans

10/08/2026 · Source: We Rave You ↗

A stream only counts once a listener passes roughly 30 seconds. Everything about how pop songs are now arranged follows from that one number. That is the argument in a new structural analysis by Justin Tyler Ray, published on Trust Node Logic. It compares song architecture in the CD and download era of 2000 to … Continued