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Lil Nas X Is Gen Z's Defining Icon
There’s still hip-hop, country, and pop radio, of course, but these are waning formats, as streaming has outgrown radio in terms of listenership, and streaming, rather unlike radio, has a way of collapsing all artists, fan bases, and subcultures into singular platforms. Modern artists furthermore take an expansive view of their own musical forms. P... See more
What Was Childish Gambino?
Gen Z’s gender fluidity takes previous decades’ “different is good” and “be who you are” attitudes around race and LGB identification and applies them to gender identity.
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
The niche is flourishing — winning even — and we’re beginning to finally find representation in our products and titles. There’s something for each of our tastes. Communities too. It’s never been easier to find your tribe. And with that, tribalism.
We’re evidently in control of our view of culture. And with that, bespoke facts and realities.
We’re evidently in control of our view of culture. And with that, bespoke facts and realities.
ZINE • Will Smith, Cultural Synchrony & A Climate Crisis
On TikTok, new songs surge or flop based on how effectively they entice users to perform some slapdash feat: a simple dance, a costume change sourced from the bedroom closet, a cute or cringe confession. With a booming, young user base, TikTok has become a music-promotion ecosystem of extreme importance. That ecosystem thrives on calculated messine... See more