When did music change?

Submitted by Different_Dig6903 t3_ztwxv0 in Music

Is it just me or has everything after 2017 just transform into a new style? The charts music from 2012-mid 2016 was the best (UK top 40). I listened to the charts every week and bought the NOW albums, which contained the best songs of the past two months. By 2017 I stopped listening to the charts so much and buying the CDs. What happened to music by 2017-2018?

2022 has got even worse, they’ve been remixing Elton John and that I’m Blue song and they now sound awful, plus TikTok and Apple Music is a thing now so this crap is getting ten times more popularity than any good music.

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Glade_Runner t1_j1ft9zv wrote

I'm not saying that they all contributed, but the timeline in which we seem to find ourselves includes:

2014

  • Tidal available in the U.S.
  • Billboard and similar services begin calculating streams into chart products as equivalent to sales.

2015

  • YouTube Music app released.
  • YouTube Kids app released.
  • YouTube Red subscription available.
  • Apple Music launched to replace Beats Music.
  • "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran became the first song to pass 500 million streams.

2016

  • TikTok released in China.
  • UK votes to leave EU.
  • "One Dance" by Drake became the first song to pass one billion streams.

2017

  • Donald J. Trump sworn in as U.S. president, beginning an administration characterized by breaking norms, deregulation, and trade tariffs.
  • TikTok available outside China.
  • Pandora launches premium tier subscriptions.
  • Facebook's massive investments in new technology (particularly in VR, dating, and workspace functionality) is stunted by Cambridge Analytical matter and accusations about fake news.
  • Spotify begins major expansions in many counties.
  • Microsoft suspends Groove Music Pass and directs listeners to Spotify.

2018

  • YouTube Music becomes separate subscription service.
  • YouTube Red rebranded as YouTube Premium.
  • Self-contained Windows 10 version of iTunes becomes available on the Microsoft app store.
  • Twitter algorithms begin hiding comments considered to detract from the conversation. (They can be revealed by "show more replies.")
  • Spotify becomes a publicly traded company.

2019

  • Amazon Music HD launched.

2020

  • COVID-19 pandemic spreads worldwide with massive lockdowns closing clubs and concert halls, ending live touring, canceling music releases, and slowing recording. Millions die.
  • Elections worldwide, including but not limited to the U.S. presidential election, seize enormous attention in social media.
  • UK completes "Brexit" process and leaves EU.
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me_not_at_work t1_j1fte9f wrote

Happens to all of us at a certain age. Wait until your music shows up on the oldies radio station.

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Ciartan t1_j1ftgsq wrote

Sure your parents asked the same question at some point, and their parents, and their parents parents and so on…

Music always changes

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Different_Dig6903 OP t1_j1ftupj wrote

Replying to Ciartan (#1,031,279)

No but when I was 9,10,11 even 12 the music was great. I can’t help but think hip hop has replaced the music of before 2017. Or it could be because I’m British but chart music from 2018 onwards has become VERY Americanised. A lot of it seems to be designed for 14 year olds in California.

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[deleted] t1_j1fu0ah wrote

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famonty t1_j1fvf3i wrote

You getting old. We all do.

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HomerThompson15 t1_j1fxjz8 wrote

“ The charts music from 2012-mid 2016 was the best”

No

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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1fy1k0 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,031,341)

I don't need your rockin' chair.

Your Geritol or your Medicare.

Well, I still got Neon in my veins.

This gray hair don't mean a thing.

I do my rockin' on the stage.

You can't put this possum in a cage.

My body's old but it ain't impaired.

I don't need your rockin' chair.

I ain't ready for the junkyard yet.

'Cause I still feel like a new corvette.

It might take a little longer but I'll get there.

Well, I don't need your rockin' chair.

(I don't even LIKE country music, WHY THE HELL DO I REMEMBER THIS SONG????)

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[deleted] t1_j1fz3z6 wrote

Replying to Fluffy_Little_Fox (#1,031,753)

Because it's better than:

  • Work yer fangers to the bone, whaddyew git? Bony fangers!! Bony fangers!!
  • I'm gonna hire a wino to decorate our home ....
  • Spreadin' it around, from wun to anuther. Spreadin' it around, like peanut budder!!
  • I'm messed up in Mexico, livin' on refried dreams!!
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SadAcanthocephala521 t1_j1fzqgv wrote

Curious, how old are you? There is so much good music coming out today if you turn off the top 40 radio stations and find the more obscure stuff.

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dj_chai_wallah t1_j1g184m wrote

Yeah and music after 2010 is terrible in general

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Doc-Goop t1_j1g3bv1 wrote

Replying to Ciartan (#1,031,279)

I'm Gen-X and I try to consume as much new music as possible. I don't wanna ever be that guy that mutters the best has already past. Even if it has, am I really gonna listen to that for the rest of my life?

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CourageTheStonerDog t1_j1g4958 wrote

Try listening to more obscure artists. That's where you'll find the real gems. My favorite way to find more music I'd like is by looking at who opened for my favorite bands on their past tours and then going their "fans of ____ also like" sections.

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idoperokungfu t1_j1g4fp8 wrote

it’s not just you. tiktok is ruining music culture. combined with greed executives at record labels. Most labels don’t know what’s going to hit so they’re using what’s proven to work. There aren’t many risk takers these days. If you want to find great music you have to search deep underground. Most of the playlists for radio/Spotify are controlled by major labels so they’re usually the ones taking the shots. I work in music and i’ve seen so much bs get put through it’s hilarious

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Spazmanaut t1_j1gbwxe wrote

Don’t listen to chart music. There’s so much better stuff to discover

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djwixel t1_j1gcrrb wrote

Since 2017 shitty reggaeton has invaded all of the world maybe that's why

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lightshowe t1_j1ghdbb wrote

I’m with you OP. There very little musicality in popular music lately. It’s soulless, ugly, and artificial sounding.

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scorpious t1_j1gjv3y wrote

There is always shit, and there are always gems.

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sorengray t1_j1gqwap wrote

Pop music is for the young. You just got old

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funkyvibes88 t1_j1h48kx wrote

This is focusing on the microscope that the mainstream is putting in front of you based on $$$ (what's marketable and consumable to the majority)
Music is insanely easy to access now, so we need to do our due justice and support what is good. Also important to be flexible and open minded to some of the new styles coming out. I listen to everything from The Bee Gees to XXXTentacion :)

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Nilo8 t1_j1h7uz8 wrote

“They’ve been remixing Elton John”… Isn’t it Elton John who has been remixing himself and releasing it under his own name?

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Muff_Divington t1_j1ijslg wrote

There's just a lot more stuff out now, all the time. It's not curated except by algorithms for the most part, so trendy shit is pushed to the top even if it sounds like shit. Also, think about this: who are the people who define themselves by what music they listen to? Pretty much teenagers. So they're the trend setters as far as internet popular music.

There's tons of great music out there, new or old, it's just not popular and generally harder to find.

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Different_Dig6903 OP t1_j1jd5m1 wrote

Replying to Muff_Divington (#1,041,481)

I’ve posted a similar comment but what I feel, British born 2003, is that music ever since 2017 has became too Americanised. Is it just me or did hip hop take over the charts? I mean, American music existed in the charts before that but the type of music in the charts has become so American these days. TikTok has definitely changed music trends, and not for the best. Something happened in 2017 and music changed massively.

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HairyMuffinMan t1_j1wl1rm wrote

musics always going to change. There's always people making music of every era thank to the internet so I'm sure there are loads of people right now making what you like just not on the charts cause it's not what's popular at the moment.

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