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Songs are speeding up, thanks to social media

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Music habits are changing because of social media. Many musicians are now issuing songs at faster tempos to make them easier to use on TikTok, and people are writing ultra-short songs for the same reason. Some of the bestselling songs from last year were reboots of old songs, sped up.

Journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds tells us more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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