Berg discovered that musical artists with low-novelty portfolios that closely matched other existing songs were nearly twice as likely to achieve early success. However, individuals who created a more diverse and original portfolio before becoming famous were more likely to have a string of successes.<\/p>\n

Storm Gloor, a music industry researcher at the University of Colorado Denver, says, “It’s a music nerd’s fantasy to read something like this.” He claims it backs up a lot of the instincts that musicians and record executives have acquired over the years.<\/p>\n

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The study may not completely reflect the present situation of popular music since the data ends in 2010. According to Noah Askin, a computational social scientist at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, musicians are modifying how they produce songs to make them more accessible on Spotify or TikTok. “A lot of it these days is about how memorable a song is. How much of it can you release as a soundtrack for a short video?”<\/p>\n

Berg does not want his study to minimize the achievements of one-hit wonders like Los Del Rio, who had success with “Macarena” in the 1990s. “A number of them were renowned and successful in their day,” he continues. “You go out and attempt to write a catchy tune.” It is a difficult task.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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